Bobby's Room

Bobby's Room refers to a concept in cognitive psychology used to illustrate how people can understand and use spatial information. Imagine a child's bedroom, which can be understood both as a small scale model and as a real, three-dimensional space. This idea helps researchers study how children and adults navigate spaces, grasp distances, and recognize environments. It emphasizes the difference between understanding a space through mapping it out versus experiencing it firsthand, highlighting how our brains process and internalize physical surroundings in different ways.