It seems intuitively obvious that active exploration of a new environment will lead to better
spatial learning than will passive exposure. However, the literature on this issue is decidedly …

When exploiting the environment, animals have to discriminate, track, and integrate salient
spatial cues to navigate and identify goal sites. Actually, they have to know what can be …

Is it possible to learn something without being aware of it? How does emotion influence the
way we think? How can we improve our memory? Fundamentals of Cognition, third edition …

The fully updated eighth edition of Cognitive Psychology: A Student's Handbook provides
comprehensive yet accessible coverage of all the key areas in the field ranging from visual …

Readers mentally simulate the objects and events described in narratives. One common
assumption is that readers mentally embody an actor's perspective; alternatively, readers …

Identify, understand, and engage the full range of gifted learners with practical, brain-
compatible classroom strategies! The updated edition of Sousa's bestseller translates the …

Light-emitting diodes (LED) are becoming an increasingly common lighting option for
industrial applications, offering superior power efficiency and longevity relative to …

Research has demonstrated navigational aids impair spatial memory, but has not
considered important spatial cognitive concepts. For example, impairment may stem from …

Sketch maps are effective tools for assessing spatial memory. However, despite their
widespread use in cognitive science research, sketch map analysis techniques remain …

This paper offers the first general introduction to CODA (Cognitive Discourse Analysis), a
methodology for analyzing verbal protocols and other types of unconstrained language use …