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The term, cognitive map, was coined by Tolman (1948) in response to the observation that rats demonstrated flexible, adaptive behavior in certain maze-learning situations. Since Tolman’s time, the term cognitive map has been applied to the mechanism involved in orientation in a larges-cale environment (Anderson, 1980; Downs & Stea, 1977; Neisser, 1976). However, it is also now being used to designate a specific kind of long-term memory storage system in which both spatial and nonspatial information is represented.
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Parko, E.M. (1987). Developmental and Experiential Aspects of Children’s Spatial Prolem Solving. In: Ellen, P., Thinus-Blanc, C. (eds) Cognitive Processes and Spatial Orientation in Animal and Man. NATO ASI Series, vol 37. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3533-4_22
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