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Farther and farther apart: The more you know a place, the more likely your memory will play spatial tricks
February 18, 2011 by NewsBot
A new study has shown that something may be happening cognitively that leads people to gradually become more biased, and at the same time more accurate, when it comes to their spatial memory as they become more familiar with a particular area. In other words, as people better understand the relationship between buildings on a campus, for example, over time memory biases cause them to exaggerate the distance.
