Modularity of object and place memory in children

The present study investigated modularity of object and place memory in children with the reaction time/accuracy paradigm. The memory task was presented in two spatial arrays, a frame with landmarks and a grid. Modularity was tested using perceptual size judgment (what-interference) and movement dir...

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Published in:Brain and cognition 2000-06, Vol.43 (1-3), p.302-305
Main Authors: Lange-Küttner, C, Friederici, A D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Factors
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Male
Memory - physiology
Space Perception - physiology
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Summary:The present study investigated modularity of object and place memory in children with the reaction time/accuracy paradigm. The memory task was presented in two spatial arrays, a frame with landmarks and a grid. Modularity was tested using perceptual size judgment (what-interference) and movement direction judgment (where-interference). Latencies of object memory were increased by same-system what-interference in all age groups indicating limited capacity of an object memory system. With respect to accuracy of object and place memory, only young children's performance was susceptible to same-system interference of perceptual judgment.
ISSN:0278-2626