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Autor/inn/en | Borella, Erika; Meneghetti, Chiara; Ronconi, Lucia; De Beni, Rossana |
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Titel | Spatial Abilities across the Adult Life Span |
Quelle | In: Developmental Psychology, 50 (2014) 2, S.384-392 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0012-1649 |
DOI | 10.1037/a0033818 |
Schlagwörter | Spatial Ability; Adult Development; Aging (Individuals); Visualization; Perspective Taking; Foreign Countries; Task Analysis; Regression (Statistics); Predictor Variables; Self Evaluation (Individuals); Italy; Embedded Figures Test |
Abstract | The study investigates age-related effects across the adult life span on spatial abilities (testing subabilities based on a distinction between spatial visualization, mental rotation, and perspective taking) and spatial self-assessments. The sample consisted of 454 participants (223 women and 231 men) from 20 to 91 years of age. Results showed nonlinear age-related effects for spatial visualization and perspective taking but linear effects for mental rotation; few or no age-related effects were found for spatial self-assessments. Working memory accounted for only a small proportion of the variance in all spatial tasks and had no effect on spatial self-assessments. Overall, our findings suggest that the influence of age on spatial skills across the adult life span is considerable, but the effects of age change as a function of the spatial task considered, and the effect on spatial self-assessment is more marginal. (As Provided). |
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Update | 2020/1/01 |