Abstract
Compared 2 methods of learning a spatial network: study of a map of the network
and a computer-simulated travel method in which Ss saw parts of the map and
could control what adjacent part to see next (travel). 61 Israeli undergraduates
assigned to either condition were tested on their ability to demonstrate efficient
routes between nodes of the network. In the map condition, Ss' latencies before
beginning the simulated trip increased with the distance to the goal when study
times were long but not short. In the travel condition, there was no distance effect,
regardless of study time. A model of the mental representations produced by each
study method is proposed.
and a computer-simulated travel method in which Ss saw parts of the map and
could control what adjacent part to see next (travel). 61 Israeli undergraduates
assigned to either condition were tested on their ability to demonstrate efficient
routes between nodes of the network. In the map condition, Ss' latencies before
beginning the simulated trip increased with the distance to the goal when study
times were long but not short. In the travel condition, there was no distance effect,
regardless of study time. A model of the mental representations produced by each
study method is proposed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 317-334 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Cahiers de Psychologie Cognitive |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - 1987 |