The Research on Cognitive Maps Suggests That

question 1

Multiple Choice

The research on cognitive maps suggests that

• A) people—surprisingly—are just as accurate in reading a road map when it does not match the orientation of their mental map as when it has the same orientation.
• B) people create cognitive maps from several successive views, if the area is very large.
• C) individual differences in people’s senses of direction are very small.
• D) there is a very high correlation between people’s verbal skills and their skills in creating cognitive maps.

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Definitions:

Adulthood

The period in human development after adolescence, typically characterized by physical, psychological, and social maturity.

Longitudinal Study

An investigative structure that consists of observing the same variables repeatedly over short or long time spans.

Different Ages

A term indicating the consideration or comparison of various stages of life or development in research or analysis.

Cross-Sectional Study

A research design that collects data from a population, or a representative subset, at a specific point in time.