Cognitive Transformation of Information From Urban Geographic Fields to Mental Maps.

Beck, Robert J.; Wood, Denis

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Cognitive Transformation of Information From Urban Geographic Fields to Mental Maps

Beck, Robert J.; Wood, Denis

Environment and Behavior, 8, 2, 199-238, Jun 76

This study formulates an empirically derived model of the cognitive transformation of information from urban geographic fields to map representation. It appears that four variables (subject, touring, environmental, map) all contribute to levels of map performance. (BT)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Environmental Education, Environmental Research, Geography, Human Geography, Learning Processes, Map Skills, Maps, Models

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