Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: The present study investigated the cognitive ability of 3-to 5-year-old children (n=109) to use dolls and body (human figure) diagrams as symbols to map body touch.We examined whether children performed worse using symbols to map body touch as compared to location.We were also interested to see whether performance in mapping body touch differed by symbol dimension (2-d vs. 3-d).Findings revealed that children's symbol performance improved with age.However 5-year-olds were the only group to perform near ceiling in all tasks.Additionally, we found that younger children's accuracy in mapping body touch decreased when asked to use the body diagram.Forensic applications of the findings are discussed
Author: Nicole E. Lytle
Institution: University of Toledo
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2204339290