The effect of non-verbal working memory on graphic symbol selection
- Authors
- Shin, Sangeun; Park, HyunJu
- Issue Date
- Apr-2022
- Publisher
- TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
- Keywords
- Adults; augmentative and alternative communication; backward matrix; graphic symbols; non-verbal working memory
- Citation
- AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION, v.38, no.2, pp.82 - 90
- Journal Title
- AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION
- Volume
- 38
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 82
- End Page
- 90
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/85306
- DOI
- 10.1080/07434618.2022.2086909
- ISSN
- 0743-4618
- Abstract
- To identify the relationship between non-verbal working memory and graphic symbol selection, this study examined whether the response time to select target symbols in a sentence construction task differed between two groups: a high non-verbal working memory group and a low non-verbal working memory group. The interaction effect between non-verbal working memory skills and the degree of exposure to graphic symbols was also examined. Thirty-two non-disabled young adults participated in this study. Based on the quartile of the participants' scores on the non-verbal working memory task (i.e., the backward matrix task), data were selected from the sentence construction task completed by seven participants who belonged to the 25%ile and less and seven who belonged to the 75%ile and more; these data were used to examine group differences. A Mann-Whitney U test showed that non-verbal working memory skills had a significant effect on graphic symbol selection, as the high non-verbal working memory group combined three symbols faster than did the low memory group. No significant interaction effect was found between non-verbal working memory skills and the degree of exposure to symbols. The theoretical and clinical implications of the research findings are discussed.
- Files in This Item
- There are no files associated with this item.
- Appears in
Collections - 특수치료대학원 > 특수치료학과 > 1. Journal Articles
![qrcode](https://api.qrserver.com/v1/create-qr-code/?size=55x55&data=https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/85306)
Items in ScholarWorks are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.