Children struggle beyond preschool-age in a continuous version of the ambiguous figures task.
Journal
Psychological research
ISSN: 1430-2772
Titre abrégé: Psychol Res
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 0435062
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2021
Mar 2021
Historique:
received:
12
04
2019
accepted:
10
12
2019
pubmed:
21
12
2019
medline:
20
5
2021
entrez:
21
12
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Children until the age of five are only able to reverse an ambiguous figure when they are informed about the second interpretation. In two experiments, we examined whether children's difficulties would extend to a continuous version of the ambiguous figures task. Children (Experiment 1: 66 3- to 5-year olds; Experiment 2: 54 4- to 9-year olds) and adult controls saw line drawings of animals gradually morph-through well-known ambiguous figures-into other animals. Results show a relatively late developing ability to recognize the target animal, with difficulties extending beyond preschool-age. This delay can neither be explained with improvements in theory of mind, inhibitory control, nor individual differences in eye movements. Even the best achieving children only started to approach adult level performance at the age of 9, suggesting a fundamentally different processing style in children and adults.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31858214
doi: 10.1007/s00426-019-01278-z
pii: 10.1007/s00426-019-01278-z
pmc: PMC7900074
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
828-841Subventions
Organisme : Austrian Science Fund
ID : I140-G15
Organisme : Austrian Science Fund
ID : V480-B27
Organisme : Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
ID : SP 279/18-2
Organisme : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
ID : 261628-07
Organisme : Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
ID : NA 6999
Organisme : CIHR
ID : 219972
Pays : Canada
Organisme : CIHR
ID : 219972
Pays : Canada
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