TY - JFULL AU - N. Khon and A. Kim and T. Mukhitdinova PY - 2014/3/ TI - Spatial Abilities, Memory and Intellect of Drivers with Different Level of Professional Experience T2 - International Journal of Psychological and Behavioral Sciences SP - 624 EP - 629 VL - 8 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10001885 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 86, 2014 N2 - The aim of this research was to reveal the link between mental variables, such as spatial abilities, memory, intellect and professional experience of drivers. Participants were allocated to four groups: no experience, inexperienced, skilled and professionals (total 85 participants). The level of ability for spatial navigation and indicator of nonverbal memory grow along the process of accumulation of driving experience. At high levels of driving experience, this tendency is especially noticeable. The professionals having personal achievements in driving (racing) differ from skilled drivers in better feeling of direction, which is specific for them not just in a short-term situation of an experimental task, but also in life-size perspective. The level of ability of mental rotation does not grow with the growth of driving experience, which confirms the multiple intelligence theory according to which spatial abilities represent specific, other than logical intelligence type of intellect. The link between spatial abilities, memory, intellect and professional experience of drivers seems to be different relating spatial navigation or mental rotation as different kinds of spatial abilities. ER -