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    "pk": 32909,
    "title": "The Heuristics of Spatial Cognition",
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    "abstract": "Distance estimation has been used extensively in the investigation of cognitive maps, yet it is not well understood as a cognitive process in its own right and, as a result, has been viewed as a simple read-out from a spatial representation. In contrast, this paper considers distance estimation to be a complex mental process in which heuristics guide the choice of strategies. Specifically, verbal protocols were collected on a distance estimation task for 20 undergraduates using a variety of city pairs in U.S. and Canada. On the basis of these data, distance estimation is shown to be a constructive process, using a relatively limited number of heuristics, such as addition, hedges and ratios. The choice of heuristics and the time to make a judgment are shown to be related to variables such as the familiarity of locations and the distance to be judged. The advantage of viewing distance estimation as a constructive process rather than a passive readout off an intemal map is argued.",
    "language": "eng",
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        "url": ""
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    "keywords": [],
    "section": "Paper Presentations -- Heuristics in Reasoning",
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    "frozenauthors": [
        {
            "first_name": "Stephen",
            "middle_name": "C.",
            "last_name": "Hirtle",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "University of Pittsburgh",
            "department": ""
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        {
            "first_name": "Michael",
            "middle_name": "F.",
            "last_name": "Mascolo",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "Merrimack College",
            "department": ""
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    "date_submitted": null,
    "date_accepted": null,
    "date_published": "1991-01-01T18:00:00Z",
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