Wayfinding as a Social Activity

Dalton, Ruth, Hölscher, Christoph and Montello, Daniel (2019) Wayfinding as a Social Activity. Frontiers in Psychology, 10. p. 142. ISSN 1664-1078

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Abstract

We discuss the important, but greatly under-researched, topic of the social aspects of human wayfinding during navigation. Wayfinding represents the planning and decision-making component of navigation and is arguably among the most common, real-world domains of both individual and group-level decision making. We highlight the myriad ways that wayfinding by people is not a solitary psychological process but is influenced by the actions of other people, even by their mere presence. We also present a novel and comprehensive framework for classifying wayfinding in complex environments that incorporates the influence of other people. This classification builds upon the premises of previous wayfinding taxonomies and is further structured into four parts based upon (1) the nature of the interaction between the actors and (2) the time frame in which the interaction takes place. We highlight gaps in our current understanding of social wayfinding and outline future research opportunities.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: social wayfinding, navigation, group decision making, spatial cognition, wayfinding taxonomy
Subjects: C800 Psychology
Department: Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Architecture and Built Environment
Depositing User: Becky Skoyles
Date Deposited: 04 Feb 2019 15:02
Last Modified: 13 Dec 2022 10:00
URI: https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/37854

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