Object Persistence Enhances Spatial Navigation: A Case Study in Smartphone Vision Science

Psychological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 955-963

  Liverence, Brandon M ^a,b   Scholl, Brian J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

object persistence; spatial navigation; spatiotemporal continuity; virtual interfaces

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SMARTPHONE; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; VISION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; SMARTPHONE; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPATIAL NAVIGATION; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937000850     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797614547705     Document Type: Article

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