The Interplay Between Multisensory Associative Learning and IQ in Children

This study assessed the developmental profile of unisensory and multisensory processes, and their contribution to children's intellectual abilities (8‐ and 11‐year olds, N = 38, compared to adults, N = 19) using a simple audiovisual detection task and three incidental associative learning tasks...

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Published in:Child development 2020-03, Vol.91 (2), p.620-637
Main Authors: Barutchu, Ayla, Fifer, Joanne M., Shivdasani, Mohit N., Crewther, Sheila G., Paolini, Antonio G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acoustic Stimulation
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Association Learning - physiology
Associative Learning
Child
Child Development
Childhood
Children
Cognitive Ability
Cognitive Development
Female
Humans
Intelligence
Intelligence Quotient
Intelligence tests
Learning
Male
Multisensory Learning
Photic Stimulation
Psychometrics
Reaction Time
Sensory integration
Verbal Learning
Visual discrimination learning
Visual Learning
Young Adult
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Summary:This study assessed the developmental profile of unisensory and multisensory processes, and their contribution to children's intellectual abilities (8‐ and 11‐year olds, N = 38, compared to adults, N = 19) using a simple audiovisual detection task and three incidental associative learning tasks with different sensory signals: visual‐verbal with pseudowords, novel audiovisual, and visual‐visual. The level of immaturity throughout childhood was dependent on both, the sensory signal type and the task. Associative learning was significantly enhanced with verbal sounds, compared to novel audiovisual and unisensory visual learning. Visual‐verbal learning was also the best predictor of children's general intellectual abilities. The results demonstrate a separate developmental trajectory for visual and verbal multisensory processes and independent contributions to the development of cognitive abilities throughout childhood.
ISSN:0009-3920
1467-8624
DOI:10.1111/cdev.13210