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Direct linkBell, Scott; Saucier, Deborah – Environment and Behavior, 2004
Humans rely on internal representations to solve a variety of spatial problems including navigation. Navigation employs specific information to compose a representation of space that is distinct from that obtained through static bird's-eye or horizontal perspectives. The ability to point to on-route locations, off-route locations, and the route…
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Spatial Ability, Gender Differences, Navigation
Cubukcu, Ebru; Nasar, Jack L. – Environment and Behavior, 2005
This study used a desktop virtual environmental simulation of 18 large-scale residential environments to test effects of plan layout complexity, physical differentiation, and gender on acquired spatial knowledge. One hundred sixty people (95 males and 65 females) were assigned at random to the different conditions. After a learning phase,…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Computer Simulation, Age Differences, Spatial Ability
