Visual spatial cue use for guiding orientation in two-to-three-year-old children.

ABSTRACT: In spatial development representations of the environment and the use of spatial cues change over time. To date, the influence of individual differences in skills relevant for orientation and navigation has not received much attention. The current study investigated orientation abilities on the basis of visual spatial cues in 2-3-year-old children, and assessed factors that possibly influence spatial task performance. Thirty-month and 35-month-olds performed an on-screen Virtual Reality (VR) orientation task searching for an animated target in the presence of visual self-movement cues and landmark information. Results show that, in contrast to 30-month-old children, 35-month-olds were successful in using visual spatial cues for maintaining orientation. Neither age group benefited from land

SUBMITTER: van den Brink D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3857639 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature