The Emergence of Cognitive Maps for Spatial Navigation in 7- to 10-Year-Old Children

Autor/inn/en	Burles, Ford; Liu, Irene; Hart, Chelsie; Murias, Kara; Graham, Susan A.; Iaria, Giuseppe
Titel	The Emergence of Cognitive Maps for Spatial Navigation in 7- to 10-Year-Old Children
Quelle	In: Child Development, 91 (2020) 3, (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Burles, Ford) ORCID (Hart, Chelsie) ORCID (Murias, Kara) ORCID (Graham, Susan A.) ORCID (Iaria, Giuseppe)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-3920
DOI	10.1111/cdev.13285
Schlagwörter	Cognitive Mapping; Spatial Ability; Children; Navigation; Age Differences; Video Games; Adults; Developmental Stages + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Child; Kind; Kinder; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Video game; Videospiel; Videospiele
Abstract	Although much is known about adults' ability to orient by means of cognitive maps (mental representations of the environment), it is less clear when this important ability emerges in development. In the present study, 97 seven- to 10-year-olds and 26 adults played a video game designed to investigate the ability to orient using cognitive maps. The game required participants to reach target locations as quickly as possible, necessitating the identification and use of novel shortcuts. Seven- and 8-year-olds were less effective than older children and adults in using shortcuts. These findings provide clear evidence of a distinct developmental change around 9 years of age when children begin to proficiently orient and navigate using cognitive maps. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01