TY - JOUR
T1 - The psychological validity of qualitative spatial reasoning in one dimension
AU - Knauff, Markus
AU - Strube, Gerhard
AU - Jola, Corinne
AU - Rauh, Reinhold
AU - Schlieder, Christoph
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - One of the central questions of spatial reasoning research is whether the underlying processes are inherently visual, spatial, or logical. We applied the dual task interference paradigm to spatial reasoning problems in one dimension, using Allen's interval calculus, in order to make progress towards resolving this argument. Our results indicate that spatial reasoning with interval relations is largely based on the construction and inspection of qualitative spatial representations, or mental models, while no evidence for logical proofs of derivations or 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, spatial, or logical. We applied the dual task interference paradigm to spatial reasoning problems in one dimension, using Allen's interval calculus, in order to make progress towards resolving this argument. Our results indicate that spatial reasoning with interval relations is largely based on the construction and inspection of qualitative spatial representations, or mental models, while no evidence for logical proofs of derivations or the involvement of visual representations and processes was found.
U2 - 10.1207/s15427633scc0402_3
DO - 10.1207/s15427633scc0402_3
M3 - Article
VL - 4
SP - 167
EP - 188
JO - Spatial Cognition & Computation: An Interdisciplinary Journal
JF - Spatial Cognition & Computation: An Interdisciplinary Journal
SN - 1542-7633
IS - 2
ER -