title: Measures of spatial memory and routes of learning.
abstract: Spatial memory was investigated in two experiments by direct methods. Methods included scaling of distances, estimation of bearings, and positioning of objects. Participants learned small-scale configurations under different orders of presentation. In Exp. 1, routes included a shortest path, i.e., a traveling salesman solution, a random sequence, and a path that maximized distances. In Exp. 2, spatial and temporal distances varied independently. It was analyzed whether the different methods yielded the same information. For bearing estimates a new scaling procedure was developed. Computations resulted in two-dimensional Euclidean solutions in close correspondence with the stimulus configuration. In addition, solutions showed an effect of temporal conditions of learning.
authors.affiliation: Fachbereich I-Psychologie, University of Trier, Germany. wender@cogpsy.uni-trier.de
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Wender
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wagener-Wender
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rothkegel
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention; D004215:Distance Perception; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D009949:Orientation; D011601:Psychophysics; D012016:Reference Values; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology