Browsing Psychology by Author "Barton, Kevin Richard"
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The Influence of Global and Local Spatial Configuration on Wayfinding
Barton, Kevin Richard (University of Waterloo, 2009-08-28)Knowledge about the configuration of an environment is used preferentially when navigating through an urban environment (Penn, 2003). However, it the locus of this effect is poorly understood. One possibility is that the ... -
Testing the spatial affordance hypothesis: Evidence from factor analysis, mathematical models, and behavioural analysis
Barton, Kevin Richard (University of Waterloo, 2015-09-29)This thesis attempts to explain the apparent link between how we navigate the world around us and the physical properties that define that world. Despite a number of works indicating the substantial effect of the layout ...