Navigation and cognitive maps

导航和认知地图

• 批准号: RGPIN-2015-04864
• 负责人: Sutton, Jennifer
• 金额: $ 1.75万
• 依托单位: University of Western Ontario
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2019-01-01 至 2020-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=679874
• 关键词: Navigation; cognitive; maps

Successful navigation requires that we form a mental representation of our environment and use that representation to guide our movements through the world. A particularly informative type of representation that allows flexibility in planning routes is a mental map of the environment, known as a cognitive map. People vary in their ability to form and use cognitive maps, though the factors that contribute to these differences are not yet clear. ******This NSERC Discovery Grant will fund Dr. Jennifer Sutton and her research team at The University of Western Ontario and Brescia University College. Our proposed research uses virtual reality environments to understand how individuals create and use a cognitive map. A series of studies is proposed which investigates factors that contribute to cognitive map accuracy in adults and the development of cognitive mapping in adolescents. In particular, little is currently known about the development of cognitive mapping ability during the teenage years, a time when independent travel to new areas increases, and in so doing, increases the importance of accurate mental representations of space. ******In our studies, participants will learn the locations of landmarks in a virtual reality town and will have the accuracy of their mental map of the town assessed. We will investigate how different methods of learning affect the accuracy of cognitive maps (Project 1); determine whether aspects of the task have differential effects on individuals with strong versus weak cognitive mapping ability (Projects 2a and 2b); and examine the development of cognitive mapping in youth ages 12 - 19 (Project 3). Results from these studies will advance knowledge about how people accomplish the daily demands of navigating in their world. **

成功的导航要求我们形成对环境的心理表征，并利用该表征来指导我们在世界中的运动。环境心理地图（称为认知地图）是一种信息丰富的表示形式，可以灵活地规划路线。人们形成和使用认知地图的能力各不相同，但造成这些差异的因素尚不清楚。 ******这项 NSERC 发现补助金将资助 Jennifer Sutton 博士及其在西安大略大学和布雷西亚大学学院的研究团队。我们提出的研究使用虚拟现实环境来了解个人如何创建和使用认知地图。提出了一系列研究，调查影响成人认知图准确性和青少年认知图发展的因素。特别是，目前对青少年时期认知绘图能力的发展知之甚少，青少年时期独立旅行到新地区的人数增加，从而增加了准确的空间心理表征的重要性。 ******在我们的研究中，参与者将了解虚拟现实城镇中地标的位置，并评估他们心智中的城镇地图的准确性。我们将研究不同的学习方法如何影响认知图的准确性（项目1）；确定任务的各个方面是否对认知绘图能力强与弱的个体产生不同的影响（项目 2a 和 2b）；并检查 12 - 19 岁青少年认知图谱的发展（项目 3）。这些研究的结果将增进人们对如何满足在世界中航行的日常需求的了解。 **