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Nielen, T.M.J. (2012)

Integration of verbal and nonverbal information from picture storybooks: An Event-Related Potential study with adults.

Research master thesis | Developmental Psychopathology in Education and Child Studies (research) (MSc)

In an experimental Event-Related Potential (ERP) study amongst 7 highly-educated Dutch speaking females (aged 21-36), the neurological processing of congruent and incongruent picture-word combinations was investigated. Electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings were obtained prior to and after a single reading of the picture storybooks. Behavioral results showed that participants were better able to decide whether a picture word combination was congruent or incongruent after they knew the story context from which the words and pictures were taken. Furthermore, ERP data analysis revealed the occurrence of an N400 (peak related to semantic incongruencies) following the presentation of incongruent picture-word combinations. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.

Event-Related Potential

Picture storybooks

Adults

Verbal and nonverbal information processing

N400

Author

Nielen, T.M.J.

Faculty

Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences

Specialisation

Learning problems and impairments

Supervisors

Bus, A.G.
Jong, T.M. de

ECTS Credits

45

Language

en