Judging Dot Numerosity In Haptically-Examined Braille Symbols: Further Experiments
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"PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)." In two experiments, subjects haptically examined braille symbols and judged tne number of dots each contained. Subjects who were informed as each symbol was presented during the study interval about the number of dots it contained (Prompting Condition) were more accurate (in Experiment 1) than subjec given no such information (No Information Condition) and were more accurate (in Experiment 2) than subjects who were given such information later during the study interval (Confirmation Condition). In each experiment, the superiority of prompting was found to be independent of both the length of the study interval and of the test interval. Several bases for the superiority of prompting are proposed.
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