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geometric module: a standalone construct

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Cognitive development

the claim that disoriented young children reorient using the shape of the surrounding space while ignoring salient nongeometric cues like wall color.

In cognitive development, geometric module refers to the claim that disoriented young children reorient using the shape of the surrounding space while ignoring salient nongeometric cues like wall color. This meaning comes from Hermer (1994) in Nature.[1]

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References

Hermer, L., & Spelke, E. S. (1994). A geometric process for spatial reorientation in young children. Nature, 370(6484), 57-59. https://doi.org/10.1038/370057a0

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