Tactile Short-term Memory by Blind and Sighted Children

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ID5269900
AuthorsSusanna Millar (University of Oxford, corresponding author)
Year1974
Volume65
Issue2
Pages253-263
Publication date1974-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-1269 • E-ISSN: 2044-8295
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.2044-8295.1974.tb01399.x
PMID4841319
OpenAlexW2073876092
LanguageEN
Citations received4

Four experiments are reported on effects of attention-demanding and modality-specific distractors on tactile recognition by blind and sighted children. Distractors produced significant response decrements by 9- to 10- and 5- to 7-year-olds. The effect was absent in one experiment in which the number of trials with each stimulus pair was restricted to a minimum. Modality-specific effects were not found. Movement rehearsal did not facilitate responses. Distractors did not interact with delays beyond 5 sec. Length of delay produced response decrements by younger children; and by older subjects when distractor effects were absent. Immediate responses were faster and more accurate than responses under 5 sec. unfilled delay. Effects of distractors were similar for blind and sighted children. The blind were less accurate, but faster than the sighted. This did not interact with the distractor term. The results were consistent with a two-process theory of tactile retention

Audiology · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Modality (human–computer interaction) · Sensory system · Stimulus (psychology) · Tactile stimuli · Communication · EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Psychology · Tactile and Sensory Interactions

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