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On Looking into the Black Box: Prospects and Limits in the Search for Mental Models.
Rouse, William B.; Morris, Nancy M. – 1985
This paper explores a wide range of issues associated with research on mental models. Based on a functional perspective, mental models are defined as the mechanisms whereby humans generate descriptions of system purpose and form, explanations of system functioning and observed system states, and predictions of future system states. Specifically,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation