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A cursory reading of the chapters in these volumes on Cognitive Processes and Spatial Orientation in Animal and Man might leave the impression that maps play a central role in the study of both process and behavior. Maps and the associated mapping process appear in a variety of guises. As cognitive maps, for example, they provide the central organizing concept for describing the functions and properties of internal spatial representations (see Downs, 1981a, b). When paired with the idea of a compass, maps provide the basis for understanding navigational behavior in a wide range of species. As data generating and data representing techniques, maps play a central role in research methodology (Downs, 1985).
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Downs, R.M., Liben, L.S. (1987). Children’s Understanding of Maps. In: Ellen, P., Thinus-Blanc, C. (eds) Cognitive Processes and Spatial Orientation in Animal and Man. NATO ASI Series, vol 37. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3533-4_18
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