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Direct linkBorella, Erika; Meneghetti, Chiara; Ronconi, Lucia; De Beni, Rossana – Developmental Psychology, 2014
The study investigates age-related effects across the adult life span on spatial abilities (testing subabilities based on a distinction between spatial visualization, mental rotation, and perspective taking) and spatial self-assessments. The sample consisted of 454 participants (223 women and 231 men) from 20 to 91 years of age. Results showed…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Adult Development, Aging (Individuals), Visualization
Almeida, Renita A.; Dickinson, J. Edwin; Maybery, Murray T.; Badcock, Johanna C.; Badcock, David R. – Neuropsychologia, 2010
The Embedded Figure Test (EFT) requires locating a simple shape embedded within a background of overlapping target-irrelevant scene elements. Observers with autism, or those with high levels of autistic-like traits, typically outperform matched comparison groups on the EFT. This research investigated the critical visual properties which give rise…
Descriptors: Autism, Scores, Matched Groups, Visual Perception
Kaland, Nils; Mortensen, Erik Lykke; Smith, Lars – Autism: The International Journal of Research & Practice, 2007
The aim of the present study was to assess the findings, reported in earlier studies, that individuals with autism spectrum disorders process visuo-spatial tasks faster than typically developing control persons. The participants in the present study were children and adolescents with Asperger syndrome (AS) or high-functioning autism (HFA) (N =…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Cognitive Tests
