Some data concerning a sensorimotor versus semiotic processing in a form-recognition task.
This study investigated how sensorimotor activities interact with the geometric characteristics and the meaning of an object during development of writing. These changes were studied in 4- to 7-yr.-old girls. Analysis showed that visuo-spatial activities play a role in denomination and graphic activities, especially during critical periods of development. These activities have varying effects at different stages of development. The spatial factors studied here act differently in a verbal task (denomination) and in a perceptual-motor activity (graphic activity).
D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005556:Form Perception; D006801:Humans; D008568:Memory; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D013561:Symbolism; D014705:Verbal Behavior