edoc

Mental object rotation and motor development in 8- and 10-month-old infants

Frick, Andrea and Möhring, Wenke. (2013) Mental object rotation and motor development in 8- and 10-month-old infants. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 115 (4). pp. 708-720.

Full text not available from this repository.

Official URL: http://edoc.unibas.ch/45161/

Downloads: Statistics Overview

Abstract

Recent evidence indicates that 6-month-old infants' mental rotation of objects profits from prior manual experience, whereas observational experience does not have the same beneficial effect. The current study investigated whether older infants, at 8 and 10 months, succeed in a mental rotation task after observational experience only and whether performance is related to infants' motor development. Using the violation-of-expectation paradigm, infants (N = 40) were presented with an asymmetrical object that was moved straight down behind an occluder. After the occluder was lowered, infants saw either the original object (possible event) or a mirror image of the original object (impossible event) in one of five different orientations (0° to 180° in steps of 45°). Results indicated that it was not until 10 months of age that infants looked longer at the impossible outcome. Analyses including parent questionnaire data showed that mental rotation performance was related to infants' motor development, emphasizing the importance of action experience for early cognitive development.
Faculties and Departments:07 Faculty of Psychology > Departement Psychologie > Society & Choice > Entwicklungs- und Persönlichkeitspsychologie (Grob)
UniBasel Contributors:Möhring, Wenke
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:0022-0965
e-ISSN:1096-0457
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
Identification Number:
Last Modified:30 Nov 2017 13:11
Deposited On:30 Nov 2017 13:11

Repository Staff Only: item control page