Spatial Cognition Geographic Environments

10.2 Summary of Ideas ..................................................... 256 10.2.1 Spatial Behavior As Rules For Decision Making ................................... 258 10.2.2. Cognitive Mapping ........................................................

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The GeoJournal Library Volume 39 Managing Editors: Herman van der Wusten, University of Amsterdam,

The Netherlands Olga Gritsai, Russian Academy of SCiences, Moscow, Russia

Editorial Board:

Paul Claval, France R. G. Crane, U.S.A. Yehuda Gradus, Israel Risto Laulajainen, Sweden Gerd LOttig, Germany Walther Manshard, Germany Osamu Nishikawa, Japan Peter Tyson, South Africa

Spatial Cognition Geographic Environments

Spatial Cognition Geographic Environments

by ROBERT LLOYD Department of Geography and the Center of Exceflence in Geographic Education, UnfvsrsftyofSoutIJ Garolfnll, CalWnbia, tlS.A

SPRINGER-SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA, B.V.

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ISBN 978-90-481-4783-0 ISBN 978-94-017-3044-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-3044-0

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For Lena and Rich Beth and Mark

Table of Contents LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES ........................... xi PREF ACE ..•.....•...•..................................•..... xxiii

CHAPTER 1- GEOGRAPHY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCE 1 1.1. Introduction ............................................................... 1 1.2. Cognitive Processing .................................................... 3 1.2.1. Cognition ............................................... , .......................................... 4 1.2.2. Perception .......................................................................................... 5 1.2.3. Moist Maps ........................................................................................ 5 1.2.4. Images ............................................................................................. 10 1.2.5 Schemata .......................................................................................... 10 1.2.6 Conceptual-Propositions ...................................................................... 12 1.2.7. Dual Coding ..................................................................................... 13 1.2.8. Behavior .......................................................................................... 17 1.2.9 Cognitive Maps ................................................................................. 18 1.2.10. Neural Networks .............................................................................. 19 1.3. Conclusions ............................................................. 24

CHAPTER 2 - A CONNECTIONIST APPROACH TO SPATIAL COGNITION ....•...•.........•.........•.•.•.•.•.• 25 2.1. Introduction ............................................................. 25 2.2. Memory Hardware ................................................