Symmetry and spatial ability enhance change detection in visuospatial structures.
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) domains require people to recognize and transform complex visuospatial displays that appear to vastly exceed the limits of visuospatial working memory. Here, we consider possible domain-general mechanisms that may explain this advantage: capit...
| Publicado en: | Memory & Cognition Vol. 50; no. 6; pp. 1186 - 1201 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=158447072&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 158447072 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 0090502X MEG jtl: Memory & Cognition issn: 0090502X maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Aug2022 vid: 50 iid: 6 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 158447072 10.3758/s13421-022-01332-z ppf: 1186 ppct: 15 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 982KB tig: atl: Symmetry and spatial ability enhance change detection in visuospatial structures. aug: au: He, Chuanxiuyue Rathbun, Zoe Buonauro, Daniel Meyerhoff, Hauke S. Franconeri, Steven L. Stieff, Mike Hegarty, Mary affil: Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of California, 93106, Santa Barbara, CA, USA University of Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany Leibniz-Institut für Wissenmedien, Tübingen, Germany Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA su: Task performance Technology Mathematics Engineering Visual perception Short-term memory Space perception Science sug: subj: Task performance Technology Mathematics Engineering Visual perception Short-term memory Space perception Science keyword: Change detection Spatial ability Symmetry Visuospatial working memory Change detection Spatial ability Symmetry Visuospatial working memory ab: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) domains require people to recognize and transform complex visuospatial displays that appear to vastly exceed the limits of visuospatial working memory. Here, we consider possible domain-general mechanisms that may explain this advantage: capitalizing on symmetry, a structural regularity that can produce more efficient representations. Participants briefly viewed a structure made up of three-dimensional connected cubes of different colors, which was either asymmetrical or symmetrical. After a short delay, they were asked to detect a change (colors swapping positions) within a rotated second view. In change trials, the second display always had an asymmetrical structure. The presence of symmetry in the initial view improved change detection, and performance also declined with angular disparity of the encoding and test displays. People with higher spatial ability performed better on the change-detection task, but there was no evidence that they were better at leveraging symmetry than low-spatial individuals. The results suggest that leveraging symmetrical structures can help people of all ability levels exceed typical working memory limits by constructing more efficient representations and substituting resource-demanding mental rotation operations with alternative orientation-independent strategies. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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