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

a cognitive map

Step-by-step explanation:

Cognitive map:-

It is a type of the mental representation of a location which can be used by an individual to actually acquire, recall, store, code or decode information which is related to these locations.

This concept of cognitive map was introduced by Edward Tolman.

In the given case study, in which George is using the sign for Madison Street and recalling the route for Ryan’s house. George is using a cognitive map.