Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

[The development of spatial problem solving ability in early blind].

T Yamamoto1

  • 1Hagoromo-Gakuen Junior College, Osaka.

Shinrigaku Kenkyu : the Japanese Journal of Psychology
|February 1, 1990
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

[Semidiscoid lateral meniscus].

Nihon Igaku Hoshasen Gakkai zasshi. Nippon acta radiologica·1992
Same author

Midline malignant B-cell lymphoma with leukemic transformation.

Cancer·1992
Same author

Performance of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay system for antibodies to hepatitis C virus with two new antigens (c11/c7).

Clinical chemistry·1992
Same author

Species-specific oligonucleotide probes for five Bifidobacterium species detected in human intestinal microflora.

Applied and environmental microbiology·1992
Same author

[Coagulation and fibrinolysis in pregnancy].

Rinsho byori. The Japanese journal of clinical pathology·1992
Same author

Toxicity studies of the non-sulfhydryl angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor N-[8-amino-1(S)-carboxyoctyl]-L-alanyl-L-proline in rats.

Arzneimittel-Forschung·1992

Spatial ability in early blind children shows limited development, with adults demonstrating better navigation accuracy. Many children used the starting point as a spatial anchor during trials.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Spatial cognition

Context:

  • Investigating spatial ability development in early blind children.
  • Utilizing a navigation task with varying turn angles (45, 90, 135 degrees).
  • Comparing performance between blind children and sighted adults.

Purpose:

  • To determine if spatial abilities develop in early blind individuals.
  • To understand the strategies employed by blind individuals in spatial navigation.
  • To compare spatial performance between blind children and adults.

Summary:

  • Thirty-one early blind children and seven adults navigated paths with turns and returned to the start. Adults showed less angular error, indicating better spatial memory and navigation skills.
  • Performance measures showed limited development of spatial ability in blind children, though many used the starting point as a navigational anchor.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Verbal reports revealed distinct problem-solving strategies, with a reliance on anchoring to the starting point.

    • Impact:

    • Provides insights into the developmental trajectory of spatial cognition in early blindness.
    • Highlights potential differences in spatial navigation strategies between blind children and adults.
    • Contributes to understanding spatial representation and memory in the absence of vision.