Open AccessThe Representation of Imagery of the City: The Impact of Studies and Imagery Ability
Author(s) -
Campos Alfredo,
CamposJuanatey Diego
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
japanese psychological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1468-5884
pISSN - 0021-5368
DOI - 10.1111/jpr.12208
Subject(s) - mental image , point (geometry) , mental representation , representation (politics) , psychology , architecture , task (project management) , plan (archaeology) , line (geometry) , cognitive psychology , visual arts , cognition , geography , art , mathematics , archaeology , geometry , engineering , systems engineering , neuroscience , politics , political science , law
Abstract This study aimed to assess the impact of the type of undergraduate studies and the ability to form mental images on representations of city imagery. A total of 291 Architecture and Business Studies undergraduates participated in the study. Participants completed a 5‐min task of drawing their own mental map of a city. The number of point marks, line marks, and area marks drawn and the system of representation were assessed. Business Studies undergraduates represented more point marks using a point than Architecture undergraduates, whereas the latter drew more point marks in plan and in 3D than the former. The ability to form spatial images had no influence on the number of point, line, or area marks drawn. Significant differences between women and men were observed in the 3D representations, and in the configuration.