Revisiting the Santa Barbara sense of direction scale, mental rotations, and gender differences in spatial orientation
Dunn, T.J. and D'Amelio, R. (2020) Revisiting the Santa Barbara sense of direction scale, mental rotations, and gender differences in spatial orientation. PSYPAG Quarterly, 2020 (115). pp. 7-11. ISSN 1746-6016
|
Text
Dunn_santabarbara_2020.pdf Download (379kB) | Preview |
Abstract
Angular direction estimation to landmarks of varying distance in the physical environment was utilised to investigate the ecological validity of the Santa Barbara sense of direction scale (SBSOD). Two- and three-dimensional MR measures were included to enable further the scale applicability. Results showed a moderate correlation between SBSOD and angular deviation from landmarks in the immediate landscape, but not with local or distant landmarks. Moreover, the findings suggest that skills which underlie three-dimensional MR better relate to pointing accuracy (PA) of distant landmarks and the cardinal direction, North. Results also showed a gender-related systematic biases in landmark estimation.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | © 2020 British Psychological Society. This is an author-produced version of a paper published in PsyPAG Quarterly. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
| Divisions: | School of Social Science |
| Depositing User: | Dr Thomas Dunn |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Apr 2020 09:15 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Jan 2021 11:00 |
| URI: | https://bgro.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/732 |
Actions (login required)
 |
Edit Item |