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  Reasoning about consistency with spatial mental models: Hidden and obvious indeterminacy in spatial descriptions

Jahn, G., Johnson-Laird, P., & Knauff, M. (2005). Reasoning about consistency with spatial mental models: Hidden and obvious indeterminacy in spatial descriptions. In Spatial Cognition IV: Reasoning, Action, Interaction (pp. 165-180). Berlin, Germany: Springer.

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Item Permalink: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0013-D61F-0 Version Permalink: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0013-D620-A
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Jahn, G1, Author           
Johnson-Laird, PN, Author
Knauff, M1, Author           
Freksa, Editor
C., Editor
Knauff, M., Editor
Krieg-Brückner, B., Editor
Nebel, B., Editor
Barkowsky, T., Editor
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1Department Human Perception, Cognition and Action, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Max Planck Society, ou_1497797              

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 Abstract: The assessment of whether a statement is consistent with what has gone before is ubiquitous in discourse comprehension. One theory of the process is that individuals search for a mental model of a situation in which all the statements in the discourse are true. In the case of spatial descriptions, individuals should prefer to construct models, which retain the information in the description. Hence, they should use strategies that retain information in an efficient way. If the descriptions are consistent with multiple models then they are likely to run into difficulties. We report some preliminary results of experiments in which the participants judged the consistency of spatial descriptions. The participants made more errors when later assertions in the description conflicted with the preferred models of earlier assertions.

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 Dates: 2005-02
 Publication Status: Issued
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 Identifiers: ISBN: 3-540-25048-4
URI: http://www.springerlink.com/content/ap8cv3w5xmbean7m/fulltext.pdf
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-32255-9_10
BibTex Citekey: 2949
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Title: International Conference Spatial Cognition 2004 (SC '04)
Place of Event: Frauenchiemsee, Germany
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Title: Spatial Cognition IV: Reasoning, Action, Interaction
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Publ. Info: Berlin, Germany : Springer
Pages: - Volume / Issue: - Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 165 - 180 Identifier: -