cognitive map


noun
  1. Psychology. a mental picture of one's physical or spatial environment.

Origin of cognitive map

1
First 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
  1. psychol a mental map of one's environment

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