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Peer reviewedHammitt, William E. – Journal of Environmental Education, 1981
Draws from perceptual and cognitive psychology to present a theoretical basis for the principles of interpretation developed by Freeman Tilden. Emphasized is cognitive map theory which holds that information units people receive, code and store are structured into cognitive models intended to represent the environment. (Author/WB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Environmental Education, Environmental Interpretation, Information Processing
