Wayfinding behavior and spatial knowledge of adults and children in a virtual environments: The role of landmarks

Experimental Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 171-181

  Jansen Osmann, Petra ^a   Fuchs, Petra ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Development; Landmark knowledge; Spatial cognition; Spatial knowledge; Virtual environments; Wayfinding performance and behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; COGNITION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE;

ADULT; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 33747845664     PISSN: 16183169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1618-3169.53.3.171     Document Type: Article

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