Evidence for a unitary structure of spatial cognition beyond general intelligence.

ABSTRACT: Performance in everyday spatial orientation tasks (e.g., map reading and navigation) has been considered functionally separate from performance on more abstract object-based spatial abilities (e.g., mental rotation and visualization). However, few studies have examined the link between spatial orientation and object-based spatial skills, and even fewer have done so including a wide range of spatial tests. To examine this issue and more generally to test the structure of spatial ability, we used a novel gamified battery to assess six tests of spatial orientation in a virtual environment and examined their association with ten object-based spatial tests, as well as their links to general cognitive ability (g). We further estimated the role of genetic and environmental factors in under

SUBMITTER: Malanchini M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7331750 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature