A Dynamic Route Finder for the Cognitive Map.

Reid, Alliston K.; Staddon, J. E. R.

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ERIC Number: EJ572858

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Publication Date: 1998

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A Dynamic Route Finder for the Cognitive Map.

Reid, Alliston K.; Staddon, J. E. R.

Psychological Review, v105 n3 p585-601 Jul 1998

This discussion shows that a dynamic model for stimulus generalization based on an elementary diffusion process can reproduce the qualitative properties of spatial orientation in animals, including behavior in mazes. The model provides a behavioristic "reader" for the cognitive maps proposed by E. Tolman (1932). (SLD)

Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Concept Mapping, Perception, Spatial Ability, Stimuli

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Note: Research supported by grants to Duke University from the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Mental Health and grants from Eastern Oregon University and Wofford College.