Talbot K F, Haude R H
Department of Psychology, Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences, University of Akron, OH 44325-4301.
Percept Mot Skills. 1993 Dec;77(3 Pt 2):1387-91. doi: 10.2466/pms.1993.77.3f.1387.
The present study was designed to ascertain whether a relationship exists between the experience of an individual in American Sign Language (ASL) and performance on the Mental Rotations Test. 51 women were divided into three groups on the basis of self-reported ASL skill (years of experience). All subjects then completed the Mental Rotations Test, a paper-and-pencil test of spatial ability. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory was also administered to examine possible apprehension about evaluation. Significant differences in scores on mental rotations were found, with 18 experienced signers scoring significantly higher than either mean of the two less experienced groups (ns = 16 and 17). It appears that people experienced in ASL perform better on the Mental Rotations Test. No evidence for a difference in anxiety related to the amount of experience a person had in ASL was found.
本研究旨在确定美国手语（ASL）个人经验与心理旋转测试表现之间是否存在关联。51名女性根据自我报告的ASL技能（经验年限）分为三组。然后，所有受试者完成了心理旋转测试，这是一项纸笔形式的空间能力测试。还进行了状态-特质焦虑量表测试，以检查可能存在的对评估的担忧。心理旋转得分存在显著差异，18名有经验的手语使用者得分显著高于两个经验较少组（人数分别为16人和17人）的平均分。似乎有ASL经验的人在心理旋转测试中表现更好。未发现与一个人在ASL方面的经验量相关的焦虑存在差异的证据。
