Ability or Experience- What Matters (more)?
Abstract
The present research used a between-group experimental design to investigate spatial representations of female undergraduates with different levels of exposure (none, less than a year, or more than two
years) to the building of Lady Shri Ram College (LSR). 60 participants selected through convenient sampling were divided into subgroups based on driving experience and navigating tendency. Each participant traversed through a pre-decided route in LSR and completed three experimental tasks (mapping, landmark recognition, and orientation task) based on the route. Two tests were administered to measure object- and spatial-visualization. Preliminary statistical analysis (t-test and one-way ANOVA) indicated significant (α=0.05) difference in the mapping and orientation tasks (but not for landmark-recognition task) between active- and passive-navigators. No such difference was found based on driving experience. A significant group difference based on exposure to LSR was also found. Object and spatial visualization ability correlated significantly with landmark-recognition and orientation task, respectively. This suggested that both individual differences as well as experience contribute to building spatial representation. Implications of present results were discussed, especially in the context of current cognitive psychology literature.
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