Boxes and Arrows: What’s Your Idea of a Mental Model?
Boxes and Arrows: What's Your Idea of a Mental Model?All mental models have a few key characteristics:
- Mental models include what a person thinks is true, not necessarily what is actually true.
- Mental models are similar in structure to the thing or concept they represent.
- Mental models allow a person to predict the results of his actions.
- Mental models are simpler than the thing or concept they represent. They include only enough information to allow accurate predictions.
But how are mental models constructed?...
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