Developmental differences in cognitive mapping: Configurational knowledge of familiar large-scale environments |
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Authors: | Lynne E Curtis Alexander W Siegel Nancy E Furlong |
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Institution: | University of Pittsburgh USA;University of Houston USA;University of Pittsburgh USA |
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Abstract: | In order to investigate the development of cognitive mapping of familiar large-scale environments. First-, fifth-, and eighth-grade children were asked to make bearing and distance estimates to six targets from three sighting locations in their school. Correlations between estimated and actual bearings and distances were extremely high at all grade levels, indicating that (a) children at all grade levels could reliably make such estimates, and (b) route knowledge of even the youngest children was quite high. Bearing accuracy increased between first- and fifth-grade and showed little improvement thereafter. Increases in a measure of configurational accuracy were found between first- and fifth-grade and between fifth- and eighth-grade. Differential accuracy as a function of the demands of particular sighting locations was found only for the younger children. |
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Keywords: | Requests for reprints should be sent to Alexander W Siegel Department of Psychology University of Houston Houston TX 77004 |
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