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Petra Jansen-Osmann1, Martin Heil

  • 1Institute of Experimental Psychology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany. petra.jansen-osmann@uni-duesseldorf.de

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|August 30, 2007
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Children show less improvement in spatial learning compared to verbal learning as they age. Spatial associate learning appears to be a cognitive skill that matures early in life.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Development
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Anecdotal evidence suggests school-age children excel at spatial associate learning.
  • Understanding age-related cognitive development in learning is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate children's expertise in spatial associate learning compared to verbal associate learning.
  • To examine age-related performance differences in spatial and verbal learning tasks.

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments were conducted with second graders, sixth graders, and adults.
  • Participants learned associations between pictures and either spatial locations or words.
  • A distractor task was followed by a retrieval test using pictures as cues.

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Main Results:

  • Performance improvement with age was significantly greater in the verbal condition than in the spatial condition.
  • Adults and older children showed less age-related gains in spatial learning compared to verbal learning.

Conclusions:

  • Spatial associate learning may mature earlier in development than verbal associate learning.
  • Cognitive functions related to spatial learning develop early in the lifespan.