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01-09-2013 | Original Article

Integrating spatial information across experiences

Auteurs: Nathan Greenauer, Catherine Mello, Jonathan W. Kelly, Marios N. Avraamides

Gepubliceerd in: Psychological Research | Uitgave 5/2013

Abstract

The current study examined the potential influence of existing spatial knowledge on the coding of new spatial information. In the Main experiment, participants learned the locations of five objects before completing a perspective-taking task. Subsequently, they studied the same five objects and five additional objects from a new location before completing a second perspective-taking task. Task performance following the first learning phase was best from perspectives aligned with the learning view. However, following the second learning phase, performance was best from the perspective aligned with the second view. A supplementary manipulation increased the salience of the initial view through environmental structure as well as the number of objects present. Results indicated that the initial learning view was preferred throughout the experiment. The role of assimilation and accommodation mechanisms in spatial memory, and the conditions under which they occur, are discussed.

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Titel: Integrating spatial information across experiences
Auteurs: Nathan Greenauer
Catherine Mello
Jonathan W. Kelly
Marios N. Avraamides
Publicatiedatum: 01-09-2013
Uitgeverij: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Gepubliceerd in: Psychological Research / Uitgave 5/2013
Print ISSN: 0340-0727
Elektronisch ISSN: 1430-2772
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-012-0452-x

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