物体位置与空间关系的心理表征

Mental Representation of Locations and Spatial Relations of Objects

外界环境中物体位置与空间关系在记忆中如何表征,一直是空间认知研究领域探讨和争论的热点问题。该文从空间表征的参照框架、朝向特异性、组织结构和存储内容四个方面,系统回顾了近年来对空间表征形成机制与内在特征的理论探讨。在此基础上,进一步讨论了当前空间表征研究中存在的生态效度问题,以及以后将虚拟环境技术引入到空间认知研究中的发展趋势。

How are the locations and spatial relations of objects in the environments represented in memory has been a hot issue investigated and disputed in spatial cognition research. Previous works on four features of spatial representation including spatial reference frames, orientation specificity, structure of organization, and represented contents are reviewed in this paper. The ecological validity problem in laboratory research and the trends of incorporating virtual reality （VR） and neuroimaging techniques in spatial representation research are discussed based on the review.