Suppose That You Have Just Studied a Map of a Region

question 60

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you have just studied a map of a region, and you have formed a cognitive map for it. Based on what you know from Chapter 7, we could predict that

• A) you would estimate that two cities are far apart if there are many other cities in between.
• B) you would estimate that two cities are close if there are many cities in between.
• C) the number of intervening cities only influences distance estimates when people are very familiar with the route.
• D) the number of cities on the route between two cities has little effect on distance estimates.

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