Modality effects and the development of the word length effect in children

Author(s): Turner, J. E., Smith, P. T., Leather, C.

Journal/Book: Memory. 2000; 8: 27 Church Rd, Hove BN3 2FA, East Sussex, England. Psychology Press. 1-17.

Abstract: Two experiments investigated the development of the word length effect in children aged 4 to 10 years, comparing auditory and visual stimuli. The question addressed was whether word length effects emerged earlier with auditory presentation or visual presentation, or whether they emerged at the same age regardless of presentation modality. Results provided evidence that word length effects emerge earlier with visual than auditory presentation. The implication of our results is that with visual presentation, 4-year-olds engage in some form of verbalisation strategy that involves obtaining phonological representations of picture names and mapping them on to articulatory output plans. This strategy is clearly verbal in nature, but is not necessarily characterised as cumulative verbal rehearsal.

Note: Article Henry LA, Inst Psychiat, Dept Psychol, De Crespigny Pk, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, ENGLAND

Keyword(s): SHORT-TERM-MEMORY; YOUNG-CHILDREN; WORKING MEMORY; SERIAL-RECALL; VERBAL MEMORY; SPEECH RATE; CUMULATIVE REHEARSAL; ACOUSTIC SIMILARITY; ARTICULATORY LOOP; IMMEDIATE RECALL

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