Pring L, Hermelin B
Psychology Department, University of London, Goldsmiths' College, U.K.
J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 1993 Nov;34(8):1365-85. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1993.tb02096.x.
Semantic and structural aspects of picture processing were investigated with graphically gifted mentally handicapped subjects and intellectually normal children. The results suggest that savants as well as controls rely primarily on semantically organised memory schemata when reproducing pictures. A semantically determined strategy also determines picture sorting. The findings indicate that within the domain of expertise there appears to be no difference between savants and normals regarding the nature of the mental structures underlying specific talents. The mental structures on which such talents are based, should therefore be regarded as being relatively independent of the level of general cognitive functioning.
通过对具有图形天赋的智力障碍受试者和智力正常儿童进行研究，探讨了图片处理的语义和结构方面。结果表明，在复制图片时，超常者和对照组主要依赖语义组织的记忆图式。语义决定的策略也决定了图片分类。研究结果表明，在专业领域内，超常者和正常人在特定天赋背后的心理结构本质上似乎没有差异。因此，这些天赋所基于的心理结构应被视为相对独立于一般认知功能水平。
