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Showing 1 to 20 of 55 for “"Cognitive Mapping"”.
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The cognitive mapping of musical intention to performance
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1991.
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C-IMAGE : city cognitive mapping through geo-tagged photos
… analytical tools for further research on the cognitive mapping of urban spaces. Keywords: City Image, Cognitive Mapping, Urban Computing, Geo-tagged Photos, Crowd Sourcing.
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The use of cognitive mapping strategies for formulating Nursing diagnoses of a patient in pain
Tolman's cognitive mapping theory was used as the theoretical framework for this study. The theory postulates that individuals are continually learning and that information is stored in the mind in the form of cognitive maps. The assumptions underlying this study infer that nurses' cognitive maps …
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The spatial learning method : facilitation of learning through the use of cognitive mapping in virtual reality
… people unconsciously build up a mental image, or cognitive map, of that environment. When later planning a trip or giving directions to someone else, they can mentally walk through the environment, remembering features relevant to their current task. This process of building up a cognitive map of …
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A Study of Cross-Cultural Decision-Making Styles: Is Cognitive Mapping an Effective Methodology for Data Analysis?
… choices in different cultural contexts. It uses cognitive mapping techniques to analyse 20 interview transcripts. The study concluded that cognitive mapping is a viable methodology to gain insights into the manager's individual and group decision-making styles. This methodology provided an …
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Explaining cost overruns in highway projects : a geo-spatial regression modelling and cognitive mapping of latent pathogens and contextual drivers
… constructs with the latent pathogens was further cognitively mapped out, using content analysis, to visually conceptualise the relative weightiness of the intricate complexity of the contextual dynamics, driving the unusually high level of cost overruns experienced in highway project delivery in …
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Mini-Maps, Crucial or Controversial: Assessing the Influence of Perceived Spatial Orientation and Cognitive Mapping Performance on Video Game User Experience
… the domains of spatial orientation and cognitive mapping and their effects on video game user experience for games employing visual navigational aids. Video game user experience is influenced by many factors such as graphics and audio, gameplay mechanics, user interface design, etc. The …
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From conceptual diagrams to semi-quantitative models of social-ecological systems: exploring fuzzy cognitive mapping for a coastal fisheries system in the Southern Cape, South Africa
… Qualitative modelling, particularly fuzzy-logic cognitive mapping (FCM), offers a promising toolset in support of strategic decision-making. This study builds on causal maps co-created with small-scale fishers from South Africa's southern Cape, integrating expert views and local knowledge through …
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Visual memory in Australian Aboriginal children and children of European descent : experimental report
… Kearins' theory to the Aborigines' superior 'cognitive mapping' ability as described by Lewis (1976). Hypothesis 1: As a result of ecological demand Aboriginal children from Alice Springs (a desert habitat) will be superior to a matched sample of European children from Canberra on a visual …
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Visual memory in Australian Aboriginal children and children of European descent : experimental report
… Kearins' theory to the Aborigines' superior 'cognitive mapping' ability as described by Lewis (1976). Hypothesis 1: As a result of ecological demand Aboriginal children from Alice Springs (a desert habitat) will be superior to a matched sample of European children from Canberra on a visual …
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Understanding classroom environments: An organizational sensemaking approach
… to study classroom environments. Causal mapping offers a new methodological approach to understanding what might be occurring in classrooms in terms of student attitudes and beliefs. Ten students were randomly selected from two different fifth-grade classrooms. Students were interviewed …
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An investigation into the issues influencing the adoption of e-business within the Portuguese subsidiaries of the pharmaceutical industry
… lens proposed in this research introduces the cognitive mapping and the notion of institutional theory of organizational communication (ITOC) to the ICT field in order to understand the perspectives and social relationships amongst the key actors involved in the process of e-business adoption. …
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Dominotheorie und amerikanische Vietnampolitik 1954 - 1961 : eine Fallstudie zur Rolle von Leitbildern in der internationalen Politik
… von Entscheidungsprozessen ('operational code', 'cognitive mapping') und erklärt die theoretischen Grundlagen der Studie. Es wird eine Kausalbeziehung zwischen dem, was Menschen glauben, ihrer Wahrnehmung der Umwelt und ihrem Handeln angenommen. Als Beispiel dienen die verschiedenen Versionen der …
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Toward Conservation of Magnolia Bogs on Utility Rights-Of-Way: Increasing Imageability
… and forms of that experience are investigated. Cognitive mapping concepts are then applied to create suggestions for increasing the apparency of magnolia bogs to maintenance crews.
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Playful Labors: Narrative, Work and Digital Games
… of what Frederic Jameson calls ""an aesthetic of cognitive mapping."" Such an aesthetic seeks to meaningfully locate and orient individuals within the increasingly disorienting spaces of the postmodern late capitalism. I argue that the widespread success of god games can be read as symptom of the …
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Spatialities of conflict : identity and exclusion in Jerusalem and Johannesburg
… the process of shaping a city through exclusion. Cognitive mapping is the main mechanism for analysis, and it illuminates subtle differences in conceptualizations and perceptions of the two cities among different demographics. By examining conflict through the lens of the individual, finite …
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Perceptions of Transportation Mobility Among Afghan Refugee Women
… Through semi-structured interviews and a cognitive mapping exercise with nine women, this study reveals that barriers to daily mobility stem from lacking literacy and English language proficiency and from not possessing a driver's license—leading to restrictions in their desired mobility. …
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Critical systems thinking, theory and practice : a case study of an intervention in two British local authorities
… working. The methods used in this study included Cognitive Mapping, Critical Systems Heuristics, Interactive Planning and Viable System Modelling. Following a description of the project and its outcomes, the author's practical experiences are used to reflect back on critical systems thinking. Five …
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