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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Knauff, M., Jola, C., & Strube, G. (2001). Spatial reasoning: no need for visual information. In D. R. Montello (Ed.), Spatial information theory: foundations of geographic information science (pp. 447-457). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 2205). Springer Verlag.