A Quantitative-Comparative approach to analysis of distortion in mental maps

Stanley Waterman; Dan Gordon

doi:10.1111/j.0033-0124.1984.00326.x

A Quantitative-Comparative approach to analysis of distortion in mental maps

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A quantitative procedure for analyzing and comparing distortion in mental maps is presented. Using a microcomputer and digitizer, and by developing a distortion index, comparisons are made by direct analysis of mental maps. A case study of the mental maps of Israel of high school and university students showed a tendency to generalize shape to simple geometric forms, with foreshortening of north-south lines and exaggeration of east-west distances.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	326-337
Number of pages	12
Journal	Professional Geographer
Volume	36
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0033-0124.1984.00326.x
State	Published - Aug 1984

Keywords

Analysis
Comparison
Distortion
Mental maps
Quantitative

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Geography, Planning and Development
Earth-Surface Processes

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