A Cognitive Analysis of Wayfinding Expertise

Dados Bibliográficos

ID14701609
AutoresJeremy Crampton (University of Portsmouth/Portsmouth, United Kingdom), Jeremy W Crampton (0000-0001-5702-0430, University of Portsmouth, autor correspondente)
Ano1992
Volume29
Fascículo3-4
Páginas46-65
Data de publicação1992-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCartographica The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0317-7173 • E-ISSN: 1911-9925
EditoraUniversity of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3138/10th-4830-2r77-8n21
OpenAlexW1978616536
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas5

Expert and novice wayfinders were surveyed to isolate wayfinding expertise. The analysis of the results is dependent not only on typical statistical measures but also on information graphics that capture the subjects' cognitive problem-solving procedures and representations as they wayfind using a map. Results suggest that expert wayfinders possess an 'enabling' style of wayfinding, allowing them to look for problem solutions, make heavy use of problem-solving strategies, and avoid specific locational knowledge if within a known, bounded area. Novice wayfinders possess a 'preventing' style of wayfinding causing them to look for problems, use few strategies and wayfind by following a string of landmarks. Experts showed an ability to adjust the detail of mental representation according to the complexity of the task, whereas novices lacked both representational richness and the flexibility of the experts

Cognition · Cognitive flexibility · Cognitive map · Cognitive psychology · Flexibility (engineering · Graphics · Human–computer interaction · Mental representation · Representation (politics · Task (project management · Augmented Reality Applications · Computer Science · Geography Education and Pedagogy · Mathematics · Psychology · Spatial Cognition and Navigation · Artificial Intelligence