Exploring older women's confidence during route planning
- Submitting institution
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Middlesex University
- Unit of assessment
- 11 - Computer Science and Informatics
- Output identifier
- 1088
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1080/0144929X.2014.960001
- Title of journal
- Behaviour and Information Technology
- Article number
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- First page
- 725
- Volume
- 34
- Issue
- 7
- ISSN
- 0144-929X
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
- October
- Year of publication
- 2014
- URL
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http://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/16874/
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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2
- Research group(s)
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- Citation count
- 0
- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- This paper explores cognitive and information factors involved in way finding, focusing on older women. Questionnaires and interviews were used to explore the effects of information on their confidence, cognitive effort and use of cognitive mapping facilities. Data showed that more detailed instructions supported cognitive mapping processes and this support was valued prior to executing the route. This is significant because it shows the participants preferred instructions that supported their thinking and cognitive mapping facilities even for routes they already knew, and they preferred the step-by-step instructions over those relying on personalised landmarks.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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