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Transient and enduring spatial representations under disorientation and self-rotation.

David Waller1, Eric Hodgson

  • 1Department of Psychology, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA. wallerda@muohio.edu

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition
|July 11, 2006
PubMed
Summary

Environmental cognition involves distinct online and enduring spatial systems. This study suggests disorientation shifts spatial representation from precise online to coarse enduring systems, challenging prior interpretations.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Environmental Cognition
  • Spatial Representation

Background:

  • Environmental cognition theories distinguish between transient online and enduring memory-based spatial systems.
  • The disorientation paradigm is often used to study these systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide further evidence for two-system theories of spatial representation.
  • To re-interpret the effects of disorientation on spatial precision.

Main Methods:

  • Replication of disorientation experiments to assess relative direction estimates.
  • Examination of the precision of transient versus enduring spatial representations.
  • Induction of system switching using self-rotations.

Main Results:

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  • Disorientation decreases the precision of relative direction estimates.
  • Results support a switch from precise online to coarse enduring spatial representations.
  • Self-rotations as small as 135 degrees can also induce this representational switch.

Conclusions:

  • The findings challenge the interpretation of disorientation effects as solely indicative of a transient system.
  • Evidence supports a shift between distinct online and enduring spatial representations.
  • System switching can occur without complete disorientation.