A mental representation of physical space.

map that represents the image a person or group of people have of an area. Also called a mental map.

A cognitive map is a mental representation of the layout of one's environment. It seems that many animals, not just humans, are able to form a mental representation of an environment that they ha [..]

A mental representation of a spatial relationship.

Our mental construct of the physical and social world and our position in them.

A spatial schema or representation. In learning a coordinated set of spatial relations, an organism is sometimes said to be developing a cognitive map. The term is most likely to be invoked when the o [..]

The psychological definition of a cognitive map is the framework in the human mind through which we interpret objects, events, and concepts. The phrase "cognitive mapping" has also been used [..]

is a mental mind map or we could say visual representation of which we use to store information on spatial connections and distances and geographical relationships between locations. Example: When we [..]

 a sketch that presents a causal picture of the association of components within a complex dynamic system, for the primary purpose of better understanding dependency relationships and general cause/effect.