Proprioceptive-Visual Integration and Embodied Cognition: A Developmental Perspective

Author(s)

Manoel, Edison de J. ; Viana Felicio, Pedro Fernando ; Makida-Dionisio, Cristiane ; Soares, Rafael Do Nascimento ; Freitas, Alessandro ; Gimenez, Roberto

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: PERCEPTUAL AND MOTOR SKILLS; v. 123, n. 2, p. 460-476, OCT 2016.
• Web of Science Citations: 1

Abstract

The present study addressed whether a spatial matching task relying on inter-sensory judgments might be influenced by the transition between egocentric and decentered mode of thinking. Thirty-six children aged 5, 7, or 9 years performed a paramedian correspondence task with conditions requiring inter-sensory integration (visual-proprioceptive) and a problem-solving task. The visual information was given through a mirror that perturbed the sensory judgments in the paramedian correspondence task. The results did not corroborate the hypotheses; nevertheless, the increasing importance of proprioception in the perceptual judgments for older children suggests that although younger children may be body centered (egocentric mode of thinking), older children seemed more able to use body to mediate their perceptual judgments. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 10/08122-0 - Proprioception, vision and egocentric behaviour of children with five to nine years old in manipulative actions
• Grantee: Edison de Jesus Manoel
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants