Five-year-olds recall more words in a Brown-Peterson task when they finger-track a transparent goal cue during the retention interval¶
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q3 i3 In 5-year-olds, presenting a transparent goal cue significantly improved recall performance when children tracked the cue with their fingers (ηp² = 0.15). → Fitamen 2019
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Fitamen 2019¶
Fitamen, C., Blaye, A. & Camos, V. (2019). Five-year-old children's working memory can be improved when children act on a transparent goal cue. Scientific Reports 9:15342. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-51869-4
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ANCOVA on recall scores in the experimental conditions of the study's between-subjects design (170 preschoolers, control condition score as covariate) showed the transparent-cue benefit in the finger-tracking condition for 5-year-olds, with "F(1,35) = 6.36, p = 0.02, ηp2 = 0.15".
"presenting a transparent goal cue led to a significant improvement in 5-year-olds' recall performance when the children had to track the cue with their fingers, F(1,35) = 6.36, p = 0.02, ηp2 = 0.15."
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Related Claims¶
- In 5-year-olds the transparent-cue benefit appears only with finger tracking, producing a significant Cue × Tracking interaction — a broader claim this one bears on
- Four-year-olds showed no benefit of transparent goal cues in either visual or finger tracking conditions — related
- Cue type, tracking mode, and age produced a significant three-way interaction on preschoolers' recall performance — related
- Five-year-olds struggle with memory-taxing serial motor tasks but perform nearly as well as nine-year-olds when the task is simple — related
- Biologically primary motor actions such as finger tracing can provide cognitive benefits without causing cognitive load — related
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Five-year-olds recall more words in a Brown-Peterson task when they finger-track a transparent goal cue during the retention interval |
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Five-year-olds recall more words in a Brown-Peterson task when they finger-track a transparent goal cue during the retention interval |
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