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http://hdl.handle.net/1893/397| Appears in Collections: | Psychology Journal Articles |
| Peer Review Status: | Refereed |
| Title: | Visual signals and children's communication: negative effects on task outcome |
| Author(s): | Doherty-Sneddon, Gwyneth McAuley, Sandra Bruce, Vicki Langton, Stephen Blokland, Arjan Anderson, Anne H |
| Keywords: | Cognitive demand Visuo-spatial Interference Problem-solving in children Auditory perception in children Interpersonal communication in children Signal detection (Psychology) |
| Issue Date: | Nov-2000 |
| Date Deposited: | 13-Jun-2008 |
| Citation: | Doherty-Sneddon G, McAuley S, Bruce V, Langton S, Blokland A & Anderson AH (2000) Visual signals and children's communication: negative effects on task outcome. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 18 (4), pp. 595-608. https://doi.org/10.1348/026151000165878 |
| Abstract: | Previous research has found that young children fail to adapt to audio-only interaction (e.g. Doherty-Sneddon & Kent, 1996), and perform difficult communication tasks better face-to-face. In this new study, children aged 6- and 10 year-olds were compared in face-to-face and audio-only interaction. A problem-solving communication task involving description of abstract stimuli was employed. When describing the abstract stimuli both groups of children showed evidence of face-to-face interference rather than facilitation. It is concluded that, contrary to previous research, for some communication tasks access to visual signals (such as facial expression and eye gaze) may hinder rather than help children’s communication. |
| DOI Link: | 10.1348/026151000165878 |
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