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WILDing the study of developmental trajectories in navigation and wayfinding: Progress and challenges

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 July 2026

Pablo Fernandez Velasco Open the ORCID record for Pablo Fernandez Velasco [Opens in a new window]  and
Nora Newcombe Open the ORCID record for Nora Newcombe [Opens in a new window]
Pablo Fernandez Velasco*
Affiliation:
Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK p.fernandezvelasco@gmail.com https://www.pablofernandezvelasco.com/
Nora Newcombe
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA newcombe@temple.edu https://sites.temple.edu/newcombe/
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Abstract

Bard, Keller, and Leavens put a spotlight on the demographic makeup of participant samples in developmental psychology. These participants are generally Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic, echoing a widespread problem in psychology. The authors advocate for an approach that is worldwide, in situ, local, and diverse (WILD). Here, we want to look at WILD work in the domain of navigation, which illustrates some of the challenges involved with the approach.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 49 , 2026 , e280
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