A classical approach to the acquisition of spatial knowledge, proposed by Siegel & White in 1975, defines three types of spatial knowledge – landmarks, route knowledge and … See more

In order to build spatial knowledge, people construct a cognitive reality in which they compute their environment based on a reference point. … See more

As there are biases in other topics of psychology, there are also biases within the concept of spatial cognition. People make systematic errors when they utilize or try to retain … See more

In a study of two congeneric rodent species, sex differences in hippocampal size were predicted by sex-specific patterns of spatial … See more

The space can be classified according to its extension as proposed by Montello, distinguishing between figural space, vista space, environmental space and geographical space. Figural space is the first and most restricted space that refers to the area that a … See more

There are also individual differences when it comes to experiencing space and the spatial cognition that people have. When looking at individual … See more

There are many strategies used to spatially encode the environment, and they are often used together within the same task. In a recent study, König et aliae provided further evidence by letting participants learn the positions of streets and houses from … See more