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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Spatial Cognition
  • Embodied Cognition

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  • Individuals show consistent egocentric (own) or othercentric (partner's) spatial perspective-taking tendencies.
  • Factors like spatial orientation, inhibitory control, and social preferences may influence these tendencies.
  • These mediating factors have not been comprehensively studied together within a single task.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate individual differences in spatial perspective-taking tendencies within a unified framework.
  • To explore the interplay of spatial orientation ability, inhibitory control, and social preferences in perspective-taking.
  • To identify stable subgroups based on egocentric versus othercentric spatial interpretation.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a simulated interaction task with ambiguous spatial utterances.
  • Employed latent profile analysis for a data-driven classification of participants.
  • Assessed individual differences in spatial orientation ability, inhibitory control, and social preferences.

Main Results:

  • Identified stable subgroups of participants with distinct spatial perspective-taking tendencies.
  • Found a significant correlation between perspective-taking behavior and spatial orientation ability.
  • Observed no significant correlation with inhibitory control or social preferences.

Conclusions:

  • Spatial perspective-taking exhibits stable individual differences, classifiable into distinct subgroups.
  • Spatial orientation ability is a key correlate of these perspective-taking tendencies.
  • Findings support viewing spatial perspective-taking as an embodied cognitive process involving mental reorientation.