A.R. Lew
Transfer of spatial search between environments in human adults and young children (Homo sapiens): implications for representation of local geometry by spatial systems
Lew, A.R.; Usherwood, B.; Fragkioudaki, F.; Koukoumi, V.; Smith, S.P.; Austen, J.M.; McGregor, A.
Authors
B. Usherwood
F. Fragkioudaki
V. Koukoumi
S.P. Smith
Dr Joseph Austen j.m.austen@durham.ac.uk
Honorary Associate
Professor Anthony Mcgregor anthony.mcgregor@durham.ac.uk
Professor
Abstract
Whether animals represent environmental geometry in a global and/or local way has been the subject of recent debate. We applied a transfer of search paradigm between rectangular- and kite-shaped arenas to examine the performance of human adults (using virtual environments) and children of 2.5–3.5 years (using real arenas). Adults showed robust transfer to a congruent corner in a kite-shaped arena, following training in a rectangular-shaped arena in two paradigms modeled on those used with rats and young children respectively. In contrast, the children showed no evidence of transfer of search, despite above chance performance in the rectangular arena, and above chance performance in a study where search occurred in the kite arena only. The pattern of findings suggests global aspects of environmental geometry may be used to re-establish heading, and that the matching of elements of local geometry in new global contexts may be an advanced developmental achievement.
Citation
Lew, A., Usherwood, B., Fragkioudaki, F., Koukoumi, V., Smith, S., Austen, J., & McGregor, A. (2014). Transfer of spatial search between environments in human adults and young children (Homo sapiens): implications for representation of local geometry by spatial systems. Developmental Psychobiology, 56(3), 421-434. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.21109
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Feb 18, 2013 |
Online Publication Date | Mar 26, 2013 |
Publication Date | Apr 1, 2014 |
Deposit Date | Apr 23, 2012 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 28, 2014 |
Journal | Developmental Psychobiology |
Print ISSN | 0012-1630 |
Electronic ISSN | 1098-2302 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 56 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 421-434 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.21109 |
Keywords | Spatial navigation, Geometric module, Reorientation, Spatial development, Spatial cognition, Local geometry. |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1476712 |
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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Lew, A. R. and Usherwood, B. and Fragkioudaki, F. and Koukoum, V. and Austen, J. M. and Smith, S. P. and McGregor, A. (2014) 'Transfer of spatial search between environments in human adults and young children (Homo sapiens) : implications for representation of local geometry by spatial systems.', Developmental psychobiology., 56 (3). pp. 421-434, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dev.21109. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.
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