MENTAL MODEL

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In cognition, the term mental model refers to both the semi-permanent 'tacit maps' of the world which people hold in their long-term memory, and the short-term perceptions which people build up as part of their everyday reasoning processes. According to some cognitive theorists, changes in short-term everyday mental models accumulating over time, will gradually be reflected in changes in long-term deep-seated beliefs (Senge, et. al., 1994: 237).


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