Spatial language and mental transformation in preschoolers: Does relational reasoning matter?
| Autor: | Eylül Turan, Mert Kobas, Tilbe Göksun |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Kobaş, Mert, Turan, Eylül, Göksun, Tilbe (ORCID 0000-0002-0190-7988 & YÖK ID 47278), Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Department of Psychology |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Mental transformation Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Cognition Spatial intelligence Spatial cognition 050105 experimental psychology Comprehension Cognitive inhibition Developmental and Educational Psychology Psychology 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Postposition Relational reasoning Spatial language Spatial reasoning 050104 developmental & child psychology Cognitive psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Cognitive Development |
| ISSN: | 0885-2014 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.cogdev.2020.100980 |
| Popis: | There is a consensus that spatial language supports spatial reasoning. However, it remains a question of how specific spatial terms (e.g., prepositions) relate to distinct spatial skills that are critical for spatial cognition (e.g., mental transformation). We asked whether 1) preschoolers’ spatial language skills, particularly knowledge of postpositions, were linked to their mental transformation abilities, and 2) other cognitive factors such as reasoning about relations were associated with this link. Turkish-speaking preschool-aged children (Mage = 53 months) completed spatial language (i.e., postposition comprehension and production), spatial reasoning (i.e., mental transformation), relational reasoning, cognitive inhibition, and general vocabulary knowledge tasks. Results showed that older children performed better on all tasks, except the relational reasoning one. Children's mental transformation performance was associated with their postposition knowledge and relational reasoning performance, beyond general vocabulary knowledge and cognitive inhibition. These findings present evidence on the link between spatial language and spatial reasoning from Turkish-learning preschool-aged children and emphasize the role of other cognitive factors such as relational reasoning on mental transformation. © 2020 James S. McDonnell Foundation Scholar Award |
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