Investigating the Different Domains of Environmental Knowledge Acquired from Virtual Navigation and Their Relationship to Cognitive Factors and Wayfinding Inclinations

Autor/inn/en	Muffato, Veronica; Miola, Laura; Pellegrini, Marilina; Pazzaglia, Francesca; Meneghetti, Chiara
Titel	Investigating the Different Domains of Environmental Knowledge Acquired from Virtual Navigation and Their Relationship to Cognitive Factors and Wayfinding Inclinations
Quelle	In: Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 8 (2023), Artikel 50 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Muffato, Veronica)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI	10.1186/s41235-023-00506-w
Schlagwörter	Navigation; Computer Simulation; Environment; Spatial Ability; Visual Perception; Knowledge Level; Accuracy; Performance + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Umwelt; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Visuelle Wahrnehmung; Wissensbasis; Achievement; Leistung
Abstract	When learning an environment from virtual navigation people gain knowledge about landmarks, their locations, and the paths that connect them. The present study newly aimed to investigate all these domains of knowledge and how cognitive factors such as visuospatial abilities and wayfinding inclinations might support virtual passive navigation. A total of 270 participants (145 women) were tested online. They: (1) completed visuospatial tasks and answered questionnaires on their wayfinding inclinations; and (2) learnt a virtual path. The environmental knowledge they gained was assessed on their free recall of landmarks, their egocentric and allocentric pointing accuracy (location knowledge), and their performance in route direction and landmark location tasks (path knowledge). Visuospatial abilities and wayfinding inclinations emerged as two separate factors, and environmental knowledge as a single factor. The SEM model showed that both visuospatial abilities and wayfinding inclinations support the environmental knowledge factor, with similar pattern of relationships in men and women. Overall, factors related to the individual are relevant to the environmental knowledge gained from an online virtual passive navigation. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01