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People, Place, and Region

Human Sense of Direction and Wayfinding

Edward H. Cornell Department of Psychology, University of Alberta
,
Autumn Sorenson Department of Psychology, University of Alberta
&
Teresa Mio Department of Psychology, University of Alberta
Pages 399-425 | Published online: 29 Feb 2008

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