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Cognitive Processing
Erschienen in: Cognitive Processing 1/2015

01.09.2015 | Short Report

Sex differences and errors in the use of terrain slope for navigation

verfasst von: Daniele Nardi, Corinne A. Holmes, Nora S. Newcombe, Steven M. Weisberg

Erschienen in: Cognitive Processing | Sonderheft 1/2015

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Abstract

Unlike most of the spatial cues that have received attention, a sloping terrain can be perceived by multimodal sensory inputs (vision, balance, and kinesthesia), making it potentially very salient for navigation. Furthermore, a homogeneous slope can be used like a compass to identify directions (e.g., uphill, downhill, and sideways), but not to determine distances. We briefly review recent evidence on navigation with slope, emphasizing two main findings. On the one hand, we focus on the conspicuous sex difference found in the ability to localize a target in a square, tilted enclosure; this has emerged in human adults and children, and we suggest that it is related to lower awareness of the slope for females. On the other hand, we describe the general pattern of errors that arises when localizing the target during the task; these errors indicate the use of a bi-coordinate representation of the slope. Limitations and ideas for future studies are proposed.
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It should be noted that Jacobs and Schenk (2003) consider environmental geometry as a directional cue. Conversely, at least in the context of small enclosures with bounding walls, we consider environmental geometry as a positional cue (a wall or corner provides a local cue).
 
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Metadaten
Titel
Sex differences and errors in the use of terrain slope for navigation
verfasst von
Daniele Nardi
Corinne A. Holmes
Nora S. Newcombe
Steven M. Weisberg
Publikationsdatum
01.09.2015
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Cognitive Processing / Ausgabe Sonderheft 1/2015
Print ISSN: 1612-4782
Elektronische ISSN: 1612-4790
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10339-015-0669-x

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