Spatial Thinking Questionnaire

Thank you for finding us. We are a group of psychology researchers. We're interested in collecting data on the spatial thinking of people of different backgrounds. We'd appreciate if you would take the time to answer the questions below.

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This questionnaire consists of several statements about your spatial and navigational abilities, preferences, and experiences. After each statement, you should select a number to indicate your level of agreement with the statement. Select "1" if you strongly agree that the statement applies to you, "7" if you strongly disagree, or some number in between if your agreement is intermediate. Select "4" if you neither agree nor disagree.

I don't remember routes very well while riding as a passenger in a car.

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I have a poor memory for where I left things.

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It's not important to me to know where I am.

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I don't have a very good "mental map" of my environment.

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I always know if a chair will fit through my front door before buying it.

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I can clearly imagine how water flows through a rocky landscape.

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I can clearly imagine how snow would accumulate in a courtyard on a windy day.

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My "sense of direction" is very good.

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I usually let someone else do the navigational planning for long trips.

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I am very good at reading maps.

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I have trouble giving someone directions, using a map that they are holding, without the ability to rotate the map to match the direction I am currently facing.

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I very easily get lost in a new city.

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I could clearly imagine what a soda can would look like after it was partially crushed.

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I have trouble understanding directions.

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I am good at determining if my car fits into an available parallel parking spot.

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I tend to think of my environment in terms of cardinal directions (N, S, E, W).

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I would be very good at building a model airplane, car, or train.

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I can easily recreate an origami piece after watching someone else make it.

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I am good at putting together furniture with only the use of diagrams.

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I enjoy reading maps.

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I have a hard time recognizing a familiar place from a satellite image.

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I enjoy putting together puzzles.

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I am very good at giving directions.

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I can easily imagine what a 3D landscape would look like from a different point of view.

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I can easily visualize the location of electrical sockets along the other side of wall in the adjoining room to my bedroom.

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I can visualize what the cut face of an apple would look like when the apple is cut on different planes.

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I can easily fold an elaborate paper airplane using a diagram.

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I can easily visualize my room with a different furniture arrangement.

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I can usually remember a new route after I have traveled it only once.

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I am very good at judging distances.

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I don't enjoy giving directions.

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Now we would appreciate if you could respond to the following 10 statements about verbal thinking.

I spend more time reading than most people I know.

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I would rather read a text explanation than look at a drawing or figure.

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I have a good vocabulary.

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I often have trouble finding the right word to say.

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I have a good sense of language usage and write grammatically.

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I prefer to watch TV or movies than to read for leisure.

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I am good at crossword puzzles.

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I can easily follow a complex verbal argument.

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I often have trouble expressing what I mean in words.

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I am good at scrabble.

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