Stinton, C;
Farran, EK;
Courbois, Y;
(2008)
Mental rotation in Williams syndrome: an impaired ability.
Developmental Neuropsychology
, 33
(5)
pp. 565-583.
10.1080/87565640802254323.
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Abstract
Typically developing young children and individuals with intellectual disabilities often perform poorly on mental rotation tasks when the stimulus they are rotating lacks a salient component. However, performance can be improved when salience is increased. The present study investigated the effect of salience on mental rotation performance by individuals with Williams syndrome. Individuals with Williams syndrome and matched controls were presented with two versions of a mental rotation task: a no salient component condition and a salient component condition. The results showed that component salience did not benefit individuals with Williams syndrome in the same manner as it did controls.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Mental rotation in Williams syndrome: an impaired ability |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/87565640802254323 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/87565640802254323 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Adolescent, Adult, Analysis of Variance, Case-Control Studies, Child, Discrimination (Psychology), Female, Humans, Imagination, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Orientation, Pattern Recognition, Visual, Photic Stimulation, Space Perception, Williams Syndrome, Young Adult |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1477849 |
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