The purpose of this study was to employ cognitive mapping and behavioral mapping strategies in conjunction, using the behavioral data to lend both credence and elucidation to the cognitive mapping findings. Cognitive maps of a university campus were collected from 104 students enrolled in an undergraduate psychology class. We predicted that both observed and reported behavior patterns in the environment would be directly related to those spatial areas which were emphasized or excluded in the cognitive maps and to subjective distortions in mapping. The study's findings provided strong support for the proposed hypotheses.
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