Time will not help unskilled observers to understand a cluttered spatial scene
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When searching for people in collapsed buildings, Urban Search and Rescue workers need
to comprehend a complex cluttered scene observed through an endoscope under time
pressure. This paper addresses the effects of time pressure and spatial ability on the
comprehension of a flm showing a mock-up collapsed room that was explored using
endoscope-like technology. Participants' task was to find the objects that were hidden in
the rubble, describe where they had found them, and draw the scene. Analysis focused on
coherence and spatial specificity. Results indicate that spatial skills were most decisive for
understanding and conceptually integrating the scene. Time pressure only affected the
amount of objects found, not the degree of conceptual integration as re
ected in the
descriptions.
Keywords
- Memory, Representation, Spatial Language, Structure, Visual Perception
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 192-219 |
Journal | Spatial Cognition and Computation: An Interdisciplinary Journal |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 20 Jan 2016 |
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