Humans Have Precise Knowledge of Familiar Geographical Slants

Autor/inn/en	Stigliani, Anthony; Li, Zhi; Durgin, Frank H.
Titel	Humans Have Precise Knowledge of Familiar Geographical Slants
Quelle	In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 39 (2013) 6, S.1966-1973 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0278-7393
DOI	10.1037/a0033865
Schlagwörter	Maps; Perception; Memory; Familiarity; Small Colleges; Campuses; Pictorial Stimuli; College Students; Measurement; Geography; Correlation; Task Analysis; Pennsylvania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Map; Karte; Wahrnehmung; Gedächtnis; College; Colleges; Oberschule; Fantasieanregung; Collegestudent; Messverfahren; Geografie; Korrelation; Aufgabenanalyse
Abstract	Whereas maps primarily represent the 2-dimensional layout of the environment, people are also aware of the 3-dimensional layout of their environment. An experiment conducted on a small college campus tested whether the remembered slants of familiar paths were precisely represented. Three measures of slant (verbal, manual, and pictorial) were collected in 2 different between-subject conditions (perception and memory) for 5 familiar paths on the campus of Swarthmore College, ranging in slant from 0.5° to 8.6°. Estimates from memory and from perception did not differ for any of the measures. Moreover, estimates from all measures, though different in mean value, were correlated within participant, suggesting a common underlying representation was consulted in all cases. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	American Psychological Association. Journals Department, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002. Tel: 800-374-2721; Tel: 202-336-5510; Fax: 202-336-5502; e-mail: order@apa.org; Web site: http://www.apa.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01