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Spatial Language and Children’s Spatial Landmark Use
Joint Authors
Ankowski, Amber A.
Sandhofer, Catherine M.
Thom, Emily E.
Blaisdell, Aaron P.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-07-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Social Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Abstract EN
We examined how spatial language affected search behavior in a landmark spatial search task.
In Experiment 1, two- to six-year-old children were trained to find a toy in the center of a square array of four identical landmarks.
Children heard one of three spatial language cues once during the initial training trial (“here,” “in the middle,” “next to this one”).
After search performance reached criterion, children received a probe test trial in which the landmark array was expanded.
In Experiment 2, two- to four-year-old children participated in the search task and also completed a language comprehension task.
Results revealed that children’s spatial language comprehension scores and spatial language cues heard during training trials were related to children’s performance in the search task.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ankowski, Amber A.& Thom, Emily E.& Sandhofer, Catherine M.& Blaisdell, Aaron P.. 2012. Spatial Language and Children’s Spatial Landmark Use. Child Development Research،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-14.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ankowski, Amber A.…[et al.]. Spatial Language and Children’s Spatial Landmark Use. Child Development Research No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-14.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ankowski, Amber A.& Thom, Emily E.& Sandhofer, Catherine M.& Blaisdell, Aaron P.. Spatial Language and Children’s Spatial Landmark Use. Child Development Research. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-14.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-471369