Lost in virtual space: Studies in human and ideal spatial navigation

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 688-704

  Stankiewicz, Brian J ^a   Legge, Gordon E ^b   Mansfield, J Stephen ^c   Schlicht, Erik J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian; Decision making; Ideal observer; Spatial memory; Spatial navigation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; ORIENTATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNCERTAINTY; VISION;

ADULT; BAYES THEOREM; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; ORIENTATION; SPACE PERCEPTION; UNCERTAINTY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33646848669     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.32.3.688     Document Type: Article

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