One spatial map or many? Spatial coding of connected environments

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 511-531

  Han, Xue ^a   Becker, Suzanna ^b  

^a NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive map; Multiple connected environments; Multiscale hierarchical representations; Spatial memory; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORIENTATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SPACE PERCEPTION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894472238     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035259     Document Type: Article

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