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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-2-24
pubmed:abstractText
This study investigated the effects of stimulus presentation modality on working memory performance in elementary school-age children ages 7-13. The experimental paradigm implemented a multitrial learning task incorporating three presentation modalities: Auditory, Visual, and simultaneous Auditory plus Visual. The first experiment compared the learning and memory performance of older and younger elementary school children. The second experiment compared verbal learning and memory performance in elementary school children with major depressive disorder (MDD) to the performance of nondepressed children. All participants benefited from the pictorial presentation of information during learning and recall of information as compared to the auditory presentation alone. Both age and socioeconomic status affected working memory performance in typically developing children. Children with depression demonstrated a more passive learning style during the auditory list acquisition. The present study supports the pictorial superiority hypothesis in verbal learning tasks and the theory that working memory matures during elementary school years. Furthermore, current results indicate that complex working memory measures are not entirely independent of previous experience.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1744-4136
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
173-96
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-8-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of modality presentation on working memory in school-age children: evidence for the pictorial superiority hypothesis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychology, University of Cyprus, 75 Kallipoleos St., Nicosia, Cyprus. fofic@ucy.ac.cy
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article