Is “mental model” not an ordinary/transparent term? Is “map” actually any different?
A map is generally a specific sort of model, but not all models are maps. It’s much harder to extend the map metaphor into something that actually resembles human thought processes.
It’s much harder to extend the map metaphor to something that actually resembles human thought.
A map is necessarily a certain sort of model, but not all models can easily be represented as maps.
I took it to be more specific. A reference to the way humans actually build and internally represent the abstractions that they use as a map.
I don’t think I’m really clear on what sort of map would not constitute a mental model.
Say… one represented as a lookup table the size of Jupiter, for example. We don’t think like that.
Is “mental model” not an ordinary/transparent term? Is “map” actually any different?
A map is generally a specific sort of model, but not all models are maps. It’s much harder to extend the map metaphor into something that actually resembles human thought processes.
It’s much harder to extend the map metaphor to something that actually resembles human thought.
A map is necessarily a certain sort of model, but not all models can easily be represented as maps.
I took it to be more specific. A reference to the way humans actually build and internally represent the abstractions that they use as a map.
I don’t think I’m really clear on what sort of map would not constitute a mental model.
Say… one represented as a lookup table the size of Jupiter, for example. We don’t think like that.