Properties of spatial representations: data from sighted and blind subjects

• Published in: Perception & psychophysics Vol. 54; no. 1; p. 1
• Main Authors: Haber, R N, Haber, L R, Levin, C A, Hollyfield, R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.1993
• Subjects: Adult; Blindness - psychology; Female; Humans; Imagination; Male; Middle Aged; Orientation; Perceptual Distortion; Social Environment; Space Perception; Visual Perception

Five questions concerning the properties of spatial representations are explored. (1) How accurately does a spatial representation correspond to the true scene? (2) If inaccurate, how does it differ? (3) Are representations of a familiar scene more accurate than those of an unfamiliar one? (4) Do re...