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Cognitive Maps: Some People Make Them, Some People Struggle.
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Current Directions in Psychological Science . Aug2018, Vol. 27 Issue 4, p220-226. 7p. 1 Diagram, 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- The proposal that humans can develop cognitive maps of their environment has a long and controversial history. We suggest an individual-differences approach to this question instead of a normative one. Specifically, there is evidence that some people derive flexible maplike representations from information acquired during navigation, whereas others store much less accurate information. Our research uses a virtual-reality paradigm in which two routes are learned and must be related to each other. It defines three groups: integrators, nonintegrators, and imprecise navigators. These groups show distinctive patterns of spatial skills and working memory, as well as personality. We contrast our approach with research challenging the cognitive-map hypothesis and offer directions for rapprochement between the two views. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *COGNITIVE maps (Psychology)
*SPATIAL behavior
*INDIVIDUAL differences
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09637214
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Current Directions in Psychological Science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 131297644
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721417744521