Perspective, instruction, and cognitive style in spatial representation of a virtual environment

Spatial Cognition and Computation

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 349-364

  Pazzaglia, Francesca ^a   Taylor, Holly A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive map; Individual differences; Landmark learning; Spatial memory; Wayfinding

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE MAPS; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; LANDMARK LEARNING; SPATIAL MEMORY; WAY-FINDING;

SURVEYS;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 77950809808     PISSN: 13875868     EISSN: 15427633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13875860701663223     Document Type: Article

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