TY - GEN
T1 - Locating oneself on a map in relation to person qualities and map characteristics
AU - Liben, Lynn S.
AU - Myers, Lauren J.
AU - Kastens, Kim A.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Adults were taken to various positions on a college campus and asked to mark their locations on a round or square map drawn from either directly overhead or from an oblique angle. In session 1, participants were also given paper and pencil spatial tests to assess their skills in mental rotation (2D figure rotation), spatial visualization (paper folding), and spatial perception (water level). In session 2, participants completed computer-based navigation and mapping tasks. Performance varied widely among participants. Regression analyses showed that spatial skills predicted performance on both campus and computer mapping tasks, but the specific spatial skills that predicted success differed. Across map types, some differences in strategies and speed were observed. Findings show the value of research with both real and simulated environments, and with maps having varying cartographic properties.
AB - Adults were taken to various positions on a college campus and asked to mark their locations on a round or square map drawn from either directly overhead or from an oblique angle. In session 1, participants were also given paper and pencil spatial tests to assess their skills in mental rotation (2D figure rotation), spatial visualization (paper folding), and spatial perception (water level). In session 2, participants completed computer-based navigation and mapping tasks. Performance varied widely among participants. Regression analyses showed that spatial skills predicted performance on both campus and computer mapping tasks, but the specific spatial skills that predicted success differed. Across map types, some differences in strategies and speed were observed. Findings show the value of research with both real and simulated environments, and with maps having varying cartographic properties.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-540-87601-4_14
DO - 10.1007/978-3-540-87601-4_14
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:56549105565
SN - 3540876006
SN - 9783540876007
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 171
EP - 187
BT - Spatial Cognition VI
T2 - International Conference Spatial Cognition 2008
Y2 - 15 September 2008 through 19 September 2008
ER -