每周论坛之八（总第121期）：杨莹莹（太阳集团官网），2016年10月31日下午
Choosing Among Response, Landmark, and Metric Strategies in Spatial Learning
每周论坛之八（总第121期）
报告人：杨莹莹 博士
报告人单位：太阳成集团tyc151cc
题目： Choosing Among Response, Landmark, and Metric Strategies in Spatial Learning
时间：2016年10月31日 （周一，13:30-14:30）
地点：太阳集团官网东校园太阳成集团tyc151cc（南学院楼C座）305
报告简介：
Many cues could help us remember a new route such as the one from home to a newly opened restaurant. We could remember our body’s sequential movements (e.g., turn left and then turn right), using an egocentric response strategy. We could remember landmarks (e.g., a red tower near the destination), using an allocentric landmark strategy. We could also use metric information (e.g., two blocks; three miles), employing an allocentric metric strategy. These three strategies represent the most common ways that we engage in spatial learning. This project examined two research questions. First, how do spatial strategies develop in middle childhood? Second, how well do adults utilize metric strategy? Our study indicated more sophisticated usages of spatial strategies with age. Nevertheless, metric strategy is still what most participants have struggled with, sometimes even for young adults.
报告人简介：
Dr. Yingying Yang (杨莹莹博士) received her Ph.D in Experimental Psychology from the University of Alabama in 2015. She studies typical and atypical developments of visual cognition, spatial cognition and mathematical cognition. Her research has real life implications for designing better environments for young children, developing more effective education programs, and improving the independent living skills for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She has published several peer-reviewed articles in journals such as Journal of Experimental Child Psychology and Research in Developmental Disabilities. Currently, her research is funded by several grant agencies including the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
