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Nardini, Marko; Atkinson, Janette; Braddick, Oliver; Burgess, Neil – Developmental Science, 2008
Williams syndrome (WS) is a genetic disorder associated with severe visuocognitive impairment. Individuals with WS also report difficulties with everyday wayfinding. To study the development of body-, environment-, and object-based spatial frames of reference in WS, we tested 45 children and adults with WS on a search task in which the participant…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Developmental Stages, Child Development, Spatial Ability
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Nardini, Marko; Burgess, Neil; Breckenridge, Kate; Atkinson, Janette – Cognition, 2006
We studied the development of spatial frames of reference in children aged 3-6 years, who retrieved hidden toys from an array of identical containers bordered by landmarks under four conditions. By moving the child and/or the array between presentation and test, we varied the consistency of the hidden toy with (1) the body, and (2) the testing…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Young Children, Cognitive Processes, Recall (Psychology)