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cognitive map
noun
- Psychology. a mental picture of one's physical or spatial environment.
cognitive map
noun
- psychol a mental map of one's environment
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- cognitive mapping noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cognitive map1
First recorded in 1948; first used by behavioral psychologist Edward C. Tolman
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