Spatial Updating Strategy Affects the Reference Frame in Path Integration

Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
Qiliang He, Timothy P McNamara

Abstract

This study investigated how spatial updating strategies affected the selection of reference frames in path integration. Participants walked an outbound path consisting of three successive waypoints in a featureless environment and then pointed to the first waypoint. We manipulated the alignment of participants' final heading at the end of the outbound path with their initial heading to examine the adopted reference frame. We assumed that the initial heading defined the principal reference direction in an allocentric reference frame. In Experiment 1, participants were instructed to use a configural updating strategy and to monitor the shape of the outbound path while they walked it. Pointing performance was best when the final heading was aligned with the initial heading, indicating the use of an allocentric reference frame. In Experiment 2, participants were instructed to use a continuous updating strategy and to keep track of the location of the first waypoint while walking the outbound path. Pointing performance was equivalent regardless of the alignment between the final and the initial headings, indicating the use of an egocentric reference frame. These results confirmed that people could employ different spatial updating s...Continue Reading

References

Dec 14, 2001·Cognitive Psychology·A L Shelton, T P McNamara
Jan 23, 2004·Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition·Weimin MouBjorn Rump
Dec 22, 2005·Journal of Experimental Psychology. Human Perception and Performance·Klaus GramannBernd Schönebeck
Nov 7, 2007·Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition·Jonathan W KellyJack M Loomis
Jul 1, 1948·Psychological Review·E C TOLMAN
Mar 19, 2009·Psychonomic Bulletin & Review·Jeffrey N RouderGeoffrey Iverson
Oct 26, 2010·Experimental Brain Research·Jan M WienerThomas Wolbers
Sep 26, 2012·Memory & Cognition·Björn Rump, Timothy P McNamara
Aug 27, 2013·The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology : QJEP·Tobias MeilingerHeinrich H Bülthoff
Jun 16, 2015·Current Biology : CB·Xiaoli ChenTimothy P McNamara
Oct 8, 2015·Psychonomic Bulletin & Review·Ranxiao Frances Wang
May 10, 2017·Cognitive Psychology·Xiaoli ChenThomas Wolbers

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Jul 26, 2018·Frontiers in Human Neuroscience·Jimmy Y Zhong, Scott D Moffat
Sep 27, 2018·Frontiers in Human Neuroscience·Joanne L ParkDavid I Donaldson
Jul 30, 2017·Memory & Cognition·Qiliang HeJonathan W Kelly
Nov 20, 2020·Psychological Research·Yao WangJing Li
Jan 4, 2021·Cognition·Phillip M NewmanTimothy P McNamara
Apr 23, 2021·The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology : QJEP·Yafei QiXuehui Lei

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

Related Papers

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition
Weimin MouBjörn Rump
Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition
B Roskos-EwoldsenW Carr
© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved