Exploring differences of spatial visual attention and spatial confidence during spatial orientation in an unfamiliar environment between poor and good sense of direction
Randomized trial explores spatial visual attention and confidence in an unfamiliar environment, indicating cognitive differences based on sense of direction.
Key Points
This study aims to investigate how spatial visual attention and confidence vary between individuals with poor and good sense of direction in unfamiliar environments.
Conducted an empirical outdoor spatial orientation experiment with participants having poor or good sense of direction.
Focused on measuring spatial visual attention and spatial confidence during the task.
Individuals with a poor sense of direction exhibited less efficient visual information processing (p<0.05).
Those with a poor sense of direction allocated spatial visual attention unevenly and employed a more cautious visual search strategy.
Spatial confidence was significantly lower in individuals with poor directional sense compared to those with good sense (p<0.01).