The effects of movement on perspective taking and the coordination of perspectives

Two experiments with a total of 112 children in Grades 3 and 5 investigated imagined vs actual movement and visible vs hidden array. Major findings are as follows: Movement to the new location significantly improved perspective-taking scores but did not improve coordination scores, and with respect...

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Published in:Developmental psychology 1980-11, Vol.16 (6), p.582-587
Main Authors: Schatzow, Margaret D, Kahane, Dalia C, Youniss, James
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Egocentrism
Human
Imagination
Spatial Perception
Visual Stimulation
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Summary:Two experiments with a total of 112 children in Grades 3 and 5 investigated imagined vs actual movement and visible vs hidden array. Major findings are as follows: Movement to the new location significantly improved perspective-taking scores but did not improve coordination scores, and with respect to coordination scores, movement resulted in the substitution of one type of egocentric error for another. Results are interpreted to mean that the self is an important referent for calculating spatial transformations. (5 ref)
ISSN:0012-1649
1939-0599
DOI:10.1037/0012-1649.16.6.582