Can active navigation be as good as driving? A comparison of spatial memory in drivers and backseat drivers

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 162-177

  von Stülpnagel, Rul ^a   Steffens, Melanie C ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Action memory; Active navigation; Backseat drivers; Drivers; Large scale environment; Largescale environment; Route learning; Spatial memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAR DRIVING; DEPTH PERCEPTION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORIENTATION; RECALL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; ORIENTATION; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84867872442     PISSN: 1076898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027133     Document Type: Article

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