Cognitive Mapping in Blind People: Acquisition of Spatial Relationships in a Large-Scale Environment
- 1 April 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness
- Vol. 77 (4) , 161-166
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0145482x8307700405
Abstract
Examines the spatial ability of sighted, blindfolded sighted, and congenitally blind subjects. They walked through an unfamiliar, large-scale space in which target locations could not be seen simultaneously and were then taken to each target location and asked the position of the other locations. Results indicate that past visual experience helps individuals to acquire spatial information from large-scale environments.Keywords
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