Spatial directions and situation model organization.
Do spatial directions, such as "to the right," influence the integration and segregation of information into situation models? According to a single-framework hypothesis, spatial location serves as an event framework, and spatial directions serve as relational information within that framework but do not establish separate sublocation frameworks. Alternatively, according to a fragmented-framework hypothesis, spatial directions lead the larger framework to be broken down such that each direction is treated as a separate sublocation, thereby producing retrieval interference. In three experiments, people memorized sentences about objects in locations. The results support the fragmented-framework hypothesis. Control conditions ruled out explanations based on the ease of memorization, retrieval demands, or sentence complexity.
Radvansky
Gabriel A
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University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA. gradvans@nd.edu
D001245:Association Learning; D001288:Attention; D032882:Comprehension; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D008570:Memory, Short-Term; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009949:Orientation; D011340:Problem Solving; D011930:Reaction Time; D011932:Reading; D021641:Recognition, Psychology; D012931:Social Environment
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