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What is one way to increase the chances of finding your car after parking it?
What is one way to increase the chances of finding your car after parking it?
- Studying the scene periodically on the return trip (correct)
- Walking away from the car without taking notes
- Only observing towards the building you are headed to
- Ignoring landmarks and focusing on a map
What type of knowledge do cognitive maps typically include?
What type of knowledge do cognitive maps typically include?
- Survey knowledge of relationships among locations (correct)
- Visual memory from photographs
- Random guesses about spatial relationships
- Personal experiences of travel
Why do cognitive maps become easier to judge?
Why do cognitive maps become easier to judge?
- When they are based on random movements
- When they contain more landmarks
- When orientation matches that of a physical map (correct)
- When there are fewer locations involved
What typically affects the accuracy of our cognitive maps?
What typically affects the accuracy of our cognitive maps?
What is a common mistake people make with their cognitive maps?
What is a common mistake people make with their cognitive maps?
What is the effect of physically exploring an environment on cognitive maps?
What is the effect of physically exploring an environment on cognitive maps?
What is a characteristic of cognitive processes according to Theme 2?
What is a characteristic of cognitive processes according to Theme 2?
What is suggested to be a limitation of mental imagery according to Reed's study?
What is suggested to be a limitation of mental imagery according to Reed's study?
What phenomenon challenges the analog account of mental imagery?
What phenomenon challenges the analog account of mental imagery?
What happens when cognitive maps depict locations inaccurately?
What happens when cognitive maps depict locations inaccurately?
How did participants perform in the star/parallelogram example in Reed's study?
How did participants perform in the star/parallelogram example in Reed's study?
What role is suggested for language in the context of visual stimuli storage?
What role is suggested for language in the context of visual stimuli storage?
What is the primary focus of the studies discussed in this content?
What is the primary focus of the studies discussed in this content?
What percentage of correct responses did participants achieve across all stimuli in Reed's research?
What percentage of correct responses did participants achieve across all stimuli in Reed's research?
According to the research, how is mental imagery represented?
According to the research, how is mental imagery represented?
What is the significance of the ambiguous visual images in relation to the propositional account?
What is the significance of the ambiguous visual images in relation to the propositional account?
What does mental imagery refer to?
What does mental imagery refer to?
Which type of imagery has received increased research attention in recent years?
Which type of imagery has received increased research attention in recent years?
What is an example of the use of mental imagery in everyday life?
What is an example of the use of mental imagery in everyday life?
Why is mental imagery important in the field of aviation?
Why is mental imagery important in the field of aviation?
In which clinical setting is mental imagery particularly relevant?
In which clinical setting is mental imagery particularly relevant?
What is mental rotation in the context of visual imagery?
What is mental rotation in the context of visual imagery?
What type of psychological problems may lead to intrusive mental images?
What type of psychological problems may lead to intrusive mental images?
What distinguishes cognitive maps from other types of mental imagery?
What distinguishes cognitive maps from other types of mental imagery?
Which city is inaccurately perceived as being farther west based on common heuristics?
Which city is inaccurately perceived as being farther west based on common heuristics?
What defines the rotation heuristic in cognitive mapping?
What defines the rotation heuristic in cognitive mapping?
According to Tversky's findings, which of the following errors arise from using heuristics in mental mapping?
According to Tversky's findings, which of the following errors arise from using heuristics in mental mapping?
What is the alignment heuristic primarily concerned with?
What is the alignment heuristic primarily concerned with?
Which factor does NOT contribute to errors in cognitive mapping according to the content?
Which factor does NOT contribute to errors in cognitive mapping according to the content?
In which scenario would you be likely to commit an error due to the rotation heuristic?
In which scenario would you be likely to commit an error due to the rotation heuristic?
Which of the following cities is often incorrectly thought to be farther north based on common assumptions?
Which of the following cities is often incorrectly thought to be farther north based on common assumptions?
How does the rotation heuristic affect beliefs about San Diego and Reno?
How does the rotation heuristic affect beliefs about San Diego and Reno?
Why might someone incorrectly believe that Philadelphia is north of Rome?
Why might someone incorrectly believe that Philadelphia is north of Rome?
Which statement best describes a cognitive map?
Which statement best describes a cognitive map?
In what situations are cognitive maps typically formed?
In what situations are cognitive maps typically formed?
What is one limitation of cognitive maps mentioned?
What is one limitation of cognitive maps mentioned?
How do cognitive maps function when interpreting spatial descriptions?
How do cognitive maps function when interpreting spatial descriptions?
What is a key feature of cognitive maps in context to the information provided?
What is a key feature of cognitive maps in context to the information provided?
What factor contributes to the creation of cognitive maps?
What factor contributes to the creation of cognitive maps?
What does the alignment heuristic cause people to do?
What does the alignment heuristic cause people to do?
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Study Notes
Mental Imagery
- Mental imagery refers to the mental representation of stimuli when those stimuli are not physically present in the environment.
- Most psychological research on mental imagery has focused on visual imagery, or the mental representation of visual stimuli.
- Auditory imagery is the mental representation of auditory stimuli.
- Mental imagery is important for various everyday cognitive activities, including finding lost objects and navigating unfamiliar environments.
- Mental imagery is also crucial in certain professions, like piloting airplanes.
- Therapists use mental imagery to help clients with psychological problems like post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and eating disorders.
Analog vs. Propositional Debate in Mental Imagery
- The analog theory argues that mental images are representations that resemble the actual physical objects they represent.
- The propositional theory suggests that mental images are stored as verbal descriptions or propositions, not as analog representations.
Visual Imagery and Ambiguous Figures
- Ambiguous figures can challenge the analog theory of mental imagery.
- Research suggests that people struggle to reinterpret ambiguous figures, indicating that mental images may have limitations.
Cognitive Maps
- Cognitive maps are mental representations of geographic information, including the environment around us.
- These maps are not perfect replicas of reality but help us navigate and understand our surroundings.
- Cognitive maps can be created by reading, hearing descriptions, or visualizing a setting.
Factors Influencing Cognitive Map Accuracy
- Survey Knowledge: Acquired by learning a map or exploring an environment directly.
- Orientation: Easier to judge and more accurate when the mental map and physical map share the same orientation.
Distortions in Cognitive Maps
- Our cognitive maps, while usually accurate, can often display systematic distortions based on heuristics.
- Rotation heuristic: We tend to remember a slightly tilted geographic structure as being more vertical or horizontal than it truly is.
- Alignment heuristic: We remember a series of geographic structures as being arranged in a straighter line than they actually are.
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