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The Role of Spatial Abilities in the Acquisition and Representation of Geographic Space

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Author	Albert, William
Copyright Year	2020
Description	This chapter examines spatial knowledge acquisition and representation: specifically, the role played by individual cognitive abilities in this process. This study is carried out in a broader context of examining the external (environment) and internal (cognitive) factors which influence spatial knowledge acquisition and representation. Many factors may influence spatial knowledge acquisition and representation. Three general types of factors may include internal 'cognitive' factors, external 'environmental' factors and the medium in which the environment is presented. The chapter examines one aspect of cognitive factors, mainly spatial abilities, however, a general review is provided to place this research in a broader theoretical framework. Internal or human cognitive factors include individual cognitive abilities, central information-processing capacity, perceptual or sensory limitations and attitudes. Spatial abilities may be subdivided into two distinct categories: spatial orientation and spatial visualisation. Visual memory plays in the acquisition and representation of geographic space. Encoding the location of landmarks is one of the principal steps in the cognitive mapping process. Book Name: Geographic Information Research
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Ending Page	333
Page Count	14
Starting Page	320
DOI	10.1201/9781003062691-25
Language	English
Publisher	Informa UK Limited
Publisher Date	2020-10-22
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Book Name: Geographic Information Research History and Philosophy of Science Cognitive Knowledge Acquisition Spatial Abilities Spatial Knowledge External Acquisition and Representation Geographic Space Representation of Geographic
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Chapter

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