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A note on the development of recall of spatial location
Author(s) -
Wright J. M.,
Loikkanen P.,
Reijonen P.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
british journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.536
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8295
pISSN - 0007-1269
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1978.tb01650.x
Subject(s) - psychology , recall , encoding (memory) , perception , cognitive psychology , reference frame , affect (linguistics) , frame (networking) , visual perception , projection (relational algebra) , frame of reference , developmental psychology , communication , computer science , telecommunications , physics , algorithm , quantum mechanics , neuroscience
Recall of spatial location was studied with 5, 8, 12–13, and 17–18 year old subjects. Pictures of objects were shown one at a time in one of the four quadrants of a projection screen which was either blank (NF) or divided by a cross into four quadrants (F). The presence of the frame (F) did not affect item recall, but facilitated location recall more, the younger the subjects. Intentional learning of location was superior to incidental learning in the youngest but not in older children. The results are in agreement with Bryant's (1974) analysis of perceptual development which emphasizes the use of external spatial frames of reference in the encoding of attributes of visual objects in young children.