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Resumen: The use of virtual reality-based tasks for studying memory has increased considerably. Most of the studies that have looked at child population factors that influence performance on such tasks have been focused on cognitive variables. However, little attention has been paid to the impact of non-cognitive skills. In the present paper, we tested 52 typically-developing children aged 5-12 years in a virtual object-location task. The task assessed their spatial short-term memory for the location of three objects in a virtual city. The virtual task environment was presented using a 3D application consisting of a 120" stereoscopic screen and a gamepad interface. Measures of learning and displacement indicators in the virtual environment, 3D perception, satisfaction, and usability were obtained. We assessed the children's videogame experience, their visuospatial span, their ability to build blocks, and emotional and behavioral outcomes. The results indicate that learning improved with age. Significant effects on the speed of navigation were found favoring boys and those more experienced with videogames. Visuospatial skills correlated mainly with ability to recall object positions, but the correlation was weak. Longer paths were related with higher scores of withdrawal behavior, attention problems, and a lower visuospatial span. Aggressiveness and experience with the device used for interaction were related with faster navigation. However, the correlations indicated only weak associations among these variables.
Idioma: Inglés
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00451
Año: 2018
Publicado en: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY 9, APR (2018), 451 [13 pp]
ISSN: 1664-1078
Factor impacto JCR: 2.129 (2018)
Categ. JCR: PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY rank: 40 / 137 = 0.292 (2018) - Q2 - T1
Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.997 - Psychology (miscellaneous) (Q1)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA-FEDER/Construyendo Europa desde Aragón
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/TIN2012-37381-C02-01
Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)
Área (Departamento): Área Psicobiología (Dpto. Psicología y Sociología)

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