Lecture 2 Part 2 - Perceptions, mental
images & mental maps
● Cognitive geometries - distance
○ Shorter distances are overestimated
○ Longer distances are under-estimated
■ Ex. A small move in Georgia space implies a perceived further distance
travelled that in Texas space. That is, Texans tend to perceive distances
as shorter than Georgians, though both groups perceive distances as
longer than they really are.
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○ If people’s est of distance was perfect, line would be 45 degrees
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○ Cognitive vs Actual distances from Ryerson to short distance places
■ Distances are overestimated especially by females