cognitive map
noun
Psychology. a mental picture of one's physical or spatial environment.
Origin of cognitive map
1First recorded in 1948; first used by behavioral psychologist Edward C. Tolman
Other words from cognitive map
- cognitive mapping, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for cognitive map
cognitive map
noun
psychol a mental map of one's environment
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