Subjective disorientation as a metacognitive feeling

There is a large body of literature on disorientation, ranging from behavioral studies to the analysis of search and rescue operations. However, the subjective side of disorientation remains insufficiently explored and, as a result, there is no unified account of the phenomenon. A working characteri...

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Published inSpatial cognition and computation Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 281 - 305
Main Authors Fernández Velasco, Pablo, Casati, Roberto
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Mahwah Taylor & Francis 01.10.2020
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Disorientation
getting lost
Humanities and Social Sciences
Metacognition
metacognitive feelings
On-line systems
Philosophy
Rescue operations
Search and rescue missions
spatial cognition
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Summary:There is a large body of literature on disorientation, ranging from behavioral studies to the analysis of search and rescue operations. However, the subjective side of disorientation remains insufficiently explored and, as a result, there is no unified account of the phenomenon. A working characterization of disorientation is a first step in the direction of this unified account. Through the study of an array of subjective experiences of disorientation, we shall first distinguish between the objective condition of being lost and the subjective condition of disorientation. Our central claim is then that disorientation is a metacognitive feeling. Specifically, we claim that disorientation is a metacognitive feeling of low confidence in the subject's online system of spatial representation.
ISSN:1387-5868
1573-9252
1542-7633
DOI:10.1080/13875868.2020.1768395