Is mental rotation ability a predictor of success for motor performance?
Auteur, co-auteurs
Type de référence
Date
2014Langue de la référence
AnglaisEntité(s) de recherche
Résumé
Previous studies provided evidence of a relationship between mental rotation (MR) and motor processes in children and adults. However, there is no direct evidence that MR ability is a reliable predictor of success for motor performance. After completion of a MR test, the motor performance of 7- to 8-year-old and 11- to 12-year-old children was measured along a steeple chase and an equivalent straight distance sprint. The chase involved several motor actions requiring, among different competencies, spatial abilities such as performing a forward roll, jumping, crawling, turning, and changing directions. Data revealed that the time taken to complete the chase was influenced by speed and sex, but also by the individual MR ability. Based on these findings, we assume that MR and motor performance may share similar subprocesses.Titre du périodique
Journal of Cognition and DevelopmentMaison d’édition
Psychology PressPays d'édition
Etats-Unisp-ISSN
1524-8372e-ISSN
1532-7647Evaluation par les pairs (peer reviewing)
ouiVolume / tome
15Fascicule
3Pagination
495-505Public(s) cible(s)
ChercheursEtudiants
URL permanente ORFEE
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12162/4621Autre(s) URL(s) permanente(s)
http://doi.org/10.1080/15248372.2012.760158- Tout ORFEE
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