Spatial Compression in Memory: How Repeated Walks on Familiar Routes Shorten Perceived Distance
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Sample 1 (Architecture Students)
3.2. Sample 2 (Non-Architecture Students)
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Seo, K.W.; Lee, H.-S.; Kim, J.Y. Spatial Compression in Memory: How Repeated Walks on Familiar Routes Shorten Perceived Distance. Behav. Sci. 2025, 15, 404. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15040404
Seo KW, Lee H-S, Kim JY. Spatial Compression in Memory: How Repeated Walks on Familiar Routes Shorten Perceived Distance. Behavioral Sciences. 2025; 15(4):404. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15040404
Chicago/Turabian StyleSeo, Kyung Wook, Hyung-Sook Lee, and Joo Young Kim. 2025. "Spatial Compression in Memory: How Repeated Walks on Familiar Routes Shorten Perceived Distance" Behavioral Sciences 15, no. 4: 404. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15040404
APA StyleSeo, K. W., Lee, H.-S., & Kim, J. Y. (2025). Spatial Compression in Memory: How Repeated Walks on Familiar Routes Shorten Perceived Distance. Behavioral Sciences, 15(4), 404. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15040404