Title :

Investigating route learning, metacognition, and beacon-based strategies using virtual environments

Author(s) :

Lingwood, J. [Auteur]
University of Leeds
Farran, E.K. [Auteur]
University of Surrey [UNIS]
Courbois, Yannick [Auteur]
Psychologie : Interactions, Temps, Émotions, Cognition (PSITEC) - ULR 4072
Blades, M. [Auteur]
University of Sheffield [Sheffield]

Journal title :

European Review of Applied Psychology

Abbreviated title :

European Review of Applied Psychology

Volume number :

70

Pages :

100570

Publisher :

Elsevier BV

Publication date :

2020-10

ISSN :

1162-9088

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences cognitives

English abstract : [en]

Introduction Dominant theories of wayfinding may have underestimated the ease with which adults can learn a route, even with minimal exposure to that route. Objectives In this paper we present three different experiments ...
Show more >Introduction Dominant theories of wayfinding may have underestimated the ease with which adults can learn a route, even with minimal exposure to that route. Objectives In this paper we present three different experiments to provide a comprehensive picture of whether adults can learn complex routes consisting of a number of choicepoints, and if so, what strategies they might be employing to do so. Method and results We found that adults could learn a 15-junction route after only a single experience of the route (Experiment 1) but that they underestimated how good they would be at learning the 15-junction route (Experiment 2). In Experiment 3, we found that when learning a route made up of “T” shaped junctions, participants relied on a “beacon” strategy based on visual matching. Conclusions Collectively, these findings suggest that adults can learn complex routes, even with as many as 15 choicepoints, very quickly and without the need for repeated exposure. These findings have implications for theories of wayfinding and call into question the need for repeated exposure.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Peer reviewed article :

Oui

Audience :

Internationale

Administrative institution(s) :

Université de Lille

Collections :

• Psychologie : Interactions, Temps, Émotions, Cognition (PSITEC) - ULR 4072

Research team(s) :

Développement & Handicap

Submission date :

2022-10-06T15:59:48Z
2022-10-12T08:40:24Z