Equivalence of real-world and virtual-reality route learning: A pilot study

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 423-427

  Lloyd, Joanne ^a   Persaud, Nathan V ^a   Powell, Theresa E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Moseley Hall Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; NORMAL HUMAN; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORIENTATION; PILOT PROJECTS; REFERENCE VALUES; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68149136990     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2008.0326     Document Type: Article

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