Abstract
One of the central questions of spatial reasoning research is whether the underlying processes are inherently visual or spatial. The article reports a dual-task experiment that was conducted to explore the visual and/or spatial nature of human spatial reasoning. The main tasks were inferences based on a spatial version of the interval calculus introduced by Allen (1983). The secondary tasks were presented visually or acoustically, and were either spatial or non-spatial. The results indicate that spatial reasoning is mainly based on the construction and inspection of spatial layouts, whereas no evidence of the involvement of visual representations and processes was found.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Spatial information theory |
| Subtitle of host publication | foundations of geographic information science |
| Editors | Daniel R. Montello |
| Publisher | Springer Verlag |
| Pages | 447-457 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783540454243 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783540426134, 3540426132 |
| Publication status | Published - 16 Oct 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 5th International Conference on Spatial Information Theory, COSIT 2001 - Morro Bay, United States Duration: 19 Sep 2001 → 23 Sep 2001 |
Publication series
| Name | Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) |
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| Volume | 2205 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0302-9743 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 1611-3349 |
Conference
| Conference | 5th International Conference on Spatial Information Theory, COSIT 2001 |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Morro Bay |
| Period | 19/09/01 → 23/09/01 |
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Spatial reasoning : no need for visual information. / Knauff, Markus; Jola, Corinne; Strube, Gerhard.
Spatial information theory: foundations of geographic information science . ed. / Daniel R. Montello. Springer Verlag, 2001. p. 447-457 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 2205).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
TY - GEN
T1 - Spatial reasoning
T2 - no need for visual information
AU - Knauff, Markus
AU - Jola, Corinne
AU - Strube, Gerhard
PY - 2001/10/16
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N2 - One of the central questions of spatial reasoning research is whether the underlying processes are inherently visual or spatial. The article reports a dual-task experiment that was conducted to explore the visual and/or spatial nature of human spatial reasoning. The main tasks were inferences based on a spatial version of the interval calculus introduced by Allen (1983). The secondary tasks were presented visually or acoustically, and were either spatial or non-spatial. The results indicate that spatial reasoning is mainly based on the construction and inspection of spatial layouts, whereas no evidence of the involvement of visual representations and processes was found.
AB - One of the central questions of spatial reasoning research is whether the underlying processes are inherently visual or spatial. The article reports a dual-task experiment that was conducted to explore the visual and/or spatial nature of human spatial reasoning. The main tasks were inferences based on a spatial version of the interval calculus introduced by Allen (1983). The secondary tasks were presented visually or acoustically, and were either spatial or non-spatial. The results indicate that spatial reasoning is mainly based on the construction and inspection of spatial layouts, whereas no evidence of the involvement of visual representations and processes was found.
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9783540426134
SN - 3540426132
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 447
EP - 457
BT - Spatial information theory
A2 - Montello, Daniel R.
PB - Springer Verlag
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