mental map

collocation in English

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mental
adjective
uk
/ˈmen.təl/us
/-t̬əl/
relating to the mind, or involving the process ...
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map
noun[C]
uk
/mæp/us
/mæp/
a drawing of the earth's surface, or part of that surface, showing the shape and position of different countries, political borders, natural features such as rivers and mountains, and artificial features such as roads ...
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(Definition ofmentalandmapfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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What often happened in such cases was that thementalmaplingered on as a 'folkmemory' of belonging.
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For some, it is in the mind, thementalmapthat serves to define us all and gives meaning to the relationships that ensure our survival.
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The option selected should be the one which best generates the usersmentalmap.
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Mass media also has a virtually direct effect on a person'smentalmapof the geographical world.
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Women show greater proficiency and reliance on distinctive landmarks for navigation while males rely on an overallmentalmap.
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Thismentalmapis built upon two fundamental bedrocks: layout, also known as route knowledge, and landmark orientation.
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There is an emphasis in the interaction between the offendersmentalmapof spatial surroundings and the allotment of victims (target backcloth).
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A number form is amentalmapof numbers, which automatically and involuntarily appears whenever someone who experiences number-forms thinks of numbers.
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Finally, placing questions in a logical sequence also gives the participant a bettermentalmapas he/she is filling out the questionnaire.
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In most cases, a cognitive map exists independently of amentalmap, an article covering just cognitive maps would remain limited to theoretical considerations.
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Whoever visualized the atalhykmentalmapmay have been encouraged by the fact that houses in atalhyk were clustered together and were entered via flat roofs.
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Geospatial intelligence analysis has been light-heartedly defined as seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought or as anticipating a target'smentalmap.
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In some uses,mentalmaprefers to a practice done by urban theorists by having city dwellers draw a map, from memory, of their city or the place they live.
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