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Asymmetries in Infant Cross‐Modal Transfer
Author(s) -
Rose Susan A.,
Orlian Esther Koenigsberg
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
child development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.103
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1467-8624
pISSN - 0009-3920
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1991.tb01564.x
Subject(s) - modal , psychology , asymmetry , transfer (computing) , communication , physics , chemistry , computer science , parallel computing , polymer chemistry , quantum mechanics
3 groups of 12‐month‐olds were tested for cross‐modal and intramodal transfer of information about shape. Infants were given either visual (V) or tactual (T) familiarization and then tested for visual recognition (V‐V, T‐V) or tactual recognition (T‐T, V‐T). Transfer was tested after either 15, 30, or 60 sec familiarization. Overall, intramodal transfer was superior to cross‐modal transfer. Whereas the V‐V condition was easiest of all, the T‐T condition proved easier than V‐T cross‐modal transfer, although it was no more difficult than T‐V transfer; cross‐modal asymmetries appeared, with T‐V easier than V‐T. The asymmetry in cross‐modal transfer could not be explained by intramodal factors. Possible bases for cross‐modal asymmetries were discussed.