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spatial memory CONCEPT
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the part of memory responsible for recording information about one's environment and its spatial orientation.

Definition contributed by Anonymous

Asserted relationships to other concepts

spatial memory
is a kind of
  • memory
    • spatial memory
    is a part of
  • route knowledge
    • are a kind of
    spatial memory
    No associations
    are a part of
    spatial memory
    No associations

    Tasks that are asserted to measure spatial memory

    Task Contrast Measure
    Leiter International Performance Scale
    • spatial memory
    Spatial Recognition Memory
    • number correct
    scene recognition task
    • angular distance between test view and study view
    Morris water maze
    • presence versus absence of spatial cues
    source memory test
    • accuracy of recognition minus accuracy of source identification

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