Spatial Memory by Blind and Sighted Children

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ID9619269
AuthorsSusanna Millar (University of Oxford, corresponding author)
Year1975
Volume66
Issue4
Pages449-459
Publication date1975-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-1269 • E-ISSN: 2044-8295
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.2044-8295.1975.tb01480.x
PMID1203644
OpenAlexW2103582353
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited5

Non‐verbal recall of haptically presented spatial positions by three age groups of blind and sighted children was tested under conditions varying cueing, recall type and stimulus position in a within‐subject design. Sighted status was not only significant, but interacted significantly with recall type, and further with stimulus position, consistent with sequential haptic by blind and quasi‐simultaneous visual processing by sighted children. Age was significant, but its only significant interaction was a relatively small one with cueing conditions and stimulus position, suggesting that the oldest group, regardless of sightedness, used verbal strategies in pre‐cued conditions. The findings support the hypothesis that visual and haptic modalities of representation have demonstrably different effects on processing and efficiency in spatial recall, but counterindicate the hypothesis that these relate differentially to age. Results also suggest that a combination of cue utilization and verbal strategies is a significant, but relatively minor, factor in improvements in spatial recall

Audiology · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Cued recall · Cued speech · Developmental psychology · Free recall · Modalities · Modality effect · Recall · Recall test · Short-term memory · Stimulus (psychology) · Stimulus modality · Working memory · Communication · Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology · Neuroscience · Psychology · Spatial Cognition and Navigation · Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes

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