Heywood-Everett, Edward, Baker, Daniel Hart orcid.org/0000-0002-0161-443X and Hartley, Tom orcid.org/0000-0002-4072-6637 (2022) Testing the precision of spatial memory representations using a change-detection task: effects of viewpoint change. Journal of Cognitive Psychology. pp. 127-141. ISSN 2044-5911
Abstract
The brain encodes spatial information in at least two distinct ways: egocentric representations encode locations relative to the observer, whereas allocentric representations encode locations relative to the environment. Both inform spatial memory, but the extent to which they influence behaviour varies depending on the task. In two preregistered experiments we used a psychophysical approach to measure the precision of spatial memory while varying ego- and allocentric task demands. Participants attempted to detect the changed location of one of four objects when seen from a new viewpoint. In both experiments (one using a Same/Different task, the other a 2AFC task), psychophysically-determined change detection thresholds showed a monotonic but non-linear increase as the degree of viewpoint change increased. Our findings were consistent with a preregistered model which shows how, governed by distinct ego- and allocentric contributions, the precision of spatial memory changes lawfully as a function of viewpoint shift.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details. |
Keywords: | allocentric,egocentric,psychophysics,virtual environment,change detection,spatial memory,viewpoint rotation |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Psychology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 07 Jan 2021 12:50 |
Last Modified: | 26 Oct 2024 00:03 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/20445911.2020.1863414 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/20445911.2020.1863414 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:169762 |
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