Effects of input conditions on intramodal and crossmodal visual and kinesthetic matches by children |
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Authors: | Susanna Millar |
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Institution: | University of Oxford, England |
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Abstract: | Three experiments are reported on the relation between children's intramodal and crossmodal visual and kinesthetic performance under conditions varying the difficulty of the input patterns. Crossmodal recognition errors exceeded intramodal errors on distance patterns with two and four constituents by ten-year-olds (Expt 1), and by 5.5-year-olds on single and double distance patterns (Expt 2). Preschoolers showed no significant crossmodal deficits in the recognition of single and double patterns (Expt 2), or in recall of single lengths presented in blocked or alternating order (Expt 3). No interactions between crossmodal errors and pattern difficulty were found. Order of presenting the patterns (Expts 1 and 2), and blocked versus alternating presentations (Expt 3) had significant effects on the relation between intramodal and crossmodal errors. The results are discussed with reference to explanations of crossmodal matching. |
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Keywords: | Requests for reprints should be sent to Dr S Millar Department of Experimental Psychology South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3PS England |
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