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The role of sensory modality for the reproduction of shape by the severely retarded
Author(s) -
Anwar Feriha
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
british journal of developmental psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.062
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 2044-835X
pISSN - 0261-510X
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-835x.1983.tb00905.x
Subject(s) - psychology , stimulus modality , stimulus (psychology) , sensory system , cognitive psychology , orientation (vector space) , contrast (vision) , developmental psychology , computer vision , geometry , mathematics , computer science
Down's syndrome and non‐Down's syndrome subjects, matched for mental and chronological age, were compared on a drawing task. The stimulus shape had to be remembered and reproduced after either multimodal visual‐kinaesthetic stimulation or unimodal visual or kinaesthetic input only. Drawing took place either with or without visual guidance of the drawing hand. Drawing skill was assessed according to the dimensions of shape, size and orientation as well as movement control. It was found that in general the presence of visual input information was more helpful for those without than for those with Down's syndrome in shape approximation. In contrast, Down's syndrome subjects tended to make better use of kinaesthetically derived information, especially in regard to orientation and movement control.