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Cultural differences in providing wayfinding directions
Bangel, K. (2009) Cultural differences in providing wayfinding directions.
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| Abstract: | The research study described in the present paper is the development of a previous study by Hund, Haney and Seanor (2008), exploring the effect of culture and recipient perspective on the frequency of providing several descriptive features in giving wayfinding directions. Presenting a fictitious model town with pictures of 17 landmarks and 29 streets, we asked 38 native Dutch speaking participants to provide wayfinding directions from one specific starting location to a verbally given destination in the model town. Based on the theoretical distinction between prototypical route and survey descriptions, directions were given to fictional addressees in route and survey situations |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/59040 |
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