Journal article
Effects of Modality Presentation on Working Memory in School-age Children: Evidence for the Pictorial Superiority Hypothesis
Abstract
This study investigated the effects of stimulus presentation modality on working memory performance in elementary school-age children ages 7-13. The experimental paradigm implemented a multitrial learning task incorporating three presentation modalities: Auditory, Visual, and simultaneous Auditory plus Visual. The first experiment compared the learning and memory performance of older and younger elementary school children. The second experiment …
Authors
Constantinidou F; Danos MA; Nelson D; Baker S
Journal
Child Neuropsychology, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 173–196
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
February 28, 2011
DOI
10.1080/09297049.2010.525503
ISSN
0929-7049