Specifics of the formation of visual-sound associations of preschool children

Abstract

The study of the specifics of the experimental formation of visual-auditory associations showed that preschool children as well as adults are able to involuntarily form visual-auditory associations. However, unlike the adults the leading component of the formed association among the children is visual information, but the parameters of formation of this association are not dependent on the type of visual stimuli. The analysis of specifics of formation of visual-auditory associations of preschool children resulted in identifying two «tipping» points for the children aged 4–6, that mark the stages of this process, namely 4 and 6 years. By the age of 5 children are more capable to allocate the main feature of associations, whereas the transition from 5 to 6 years leads to an increase of the level of endogenous attention, and therefore strengthening the role of oral instructions which determine the process of solving the problems.

Keywords:

integrative brain function, pre-school children, intersensory integration, visual-auditory association, endogenous attention