Reproducing American Sign Language sentences: cognitive scaffolding in working memory

• Published in: Frontiers in psychology Vol. 5; p. 859
• Main Authors: Supalla, Ted, Hauser, Peter C., Bavelier, Daphne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 08.08.2014
• Subjects: American Sign Language; chokepoints; error analysis; native signers; Psychology; verbatim recall; working memory; reproduction error; verbatim recall; American Sign Language; error analysis; working memory; native signers; error type

The American Sign Language Sentence Reproduction Test (ASL-SRT) requires the precise reproduction of a series of ASL sentences increasing in complexity and length. Error analyses of such tasks provides insight into working memory and scaffolding processes. Data was collected from three groups expect...