cognitive map
Psychology. a mental picture of one's physical or spatial environment.
Origin of cognitive map
1Other words from cognitive map
- cognitive mapping, noun
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How to use cognitive map in a sentence
They envision highways and roads, creating internal atlases, so-called cognitive maps, that guide them steadily on their desired course.
Maybe the very different experiences that Santos and Vanishvili had at their respective borders resulted in very different emotional ties to their cognitive maps of their respective border walls.
How border walls trick the human brain and psyche | Jessica Wapner | October 2, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThe link between emotions and cognitive maps likely has roots in survival.
How border walls trick the human brain and psyche | Jessica Wapner | October 2, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThe results were more complex than earlier studies but reinforce the notion that we bias our cognitive maps with our emotions.
How border walls trick the human brain and psyche | Jessica Wapner | October 2, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThat detail was important, because it meant they were using their cognitive maps, mental images based on their own experience.
How border walls trick the human brain and psyche | Jessica Wapner | October 2, 2020 | Popular-Science
British Dictionary definitions for cognitive map
psychol a mental map of one's environment
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