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Spatial navigation refers to the ability to determine one's position in an environment and successfully reach a target destination. This process relies on both self-motion cues and environmental cues, with boundary cues being particularly influential. This study investigates how different characteristics of boundaries affect spatial memory during virtual navigation. Three experiments were conducted. Experiment 1 tested the Shape-Segment hypothesis by examining how boundary continuity and unique visual features influence spatial navigation. Experiment 2 compared boundary cues with isolated landmarks, revealing that boundaries support more accurate spatial memory than landmarks. Experiment 3 examined whether boundary shape (rectangular, circular, trapezoidal) influenced performance and found that rectangular boundaries performed better than other shapes. These findings support the Shape-Segment hypothesis, suggesting that visual features can enhance boundary segmentation and spatial navigation.
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