Question

George is traveling to visit his friend Ryan in a neighboring town but has to take a detour due to road construction. At first George feels lost, but then he notices a sign for Madison Street and immediately knows where he is and how to navigate to Ryan’s house. In this situation, George has reached Ryan’s by using_________.

Answer 1

Answer:

a cognitive map.                                                    

Explanation:

Cognitive map: In psychology, the term cognitive map is also referred to as mental model or mental map, and is defined as a form of a mental representation that helps a person to gain, recall, code, store, and decode a particular information related to the relative attributes and locations of specific phenomena in his or her metaphorical or day-to-day spatial environment. It is considered as a small part in an individual's spatial cognition.

In the question above, considering the given situation George has reached Ryan’s by using a cognitive map.