The Development of the Ability to Semantically Integrate Information in Speech and Iconic Gesture in Comprehension

Autor/inn/en	Sekine, Kazuki; Sowden, Hannah; Kita, Sotaro
Titel	The Development of the Ability to Semantically Integrate Information in Speech and Iconic Gesture in Comprehension
Quelle	In: Cognitive Science, 39 (2015) 8, S.1855-1880 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0364-0213
DOI	10.1111/cogs.12221
Schlagwörter	Semantics; Speech; Nonverbal Communication; Comprehension; Preschool Children; Adults; Child Development; Cognitive Development; Age Differences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Semantik; Speaking; Sprechen; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Verstehen; Verständnis; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Kindesentwicklung; Kognitive Entwicklung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied
Abstract	We examined whether children's ability to integrate speech and gesture follows the pattern of a broader developmental shift between 3- and 5-year-old children (Ramscar & Gitcho, 2007) regarding the ability to process two pieces of information simultaneously. In Experiment 1, 3-year-olds, 5-year-olds, and adults were presented with either an iconic gesture or a spoken sentence or a combination of the two on a computer screen, and they were instructed to select a photograph that best matched the message. The 3-year-olds did not integrate information in speech and gesture, but 5-year-olds and adults did. In Experiment 2, 3-year-old children were presented with the same speech and gesture as in Experiment 1 that were produced live by an experimenter. When presented live, 3-year-olds could integrate speech and gesture. We concluded that development of the integration ability is a part of the broader developmental shift; however, live-presentation facilitates the nascent integration ability in 3-year-olds. (As Provided).
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