| Introduction / 1： |
| Mental Processing of Geographic Knowledge / 1.1： |
| Cognitive Maps / 1.1.1： |
| Mental Construction of Spatial Knowledge: An Example / 1.1.2： |
| Theses and Assumptions / 1.2： |
| Knowledge Construction and Human Memory / 1.2.1： |
| Characteristics of Geographic Knowledge / 1.2.2： |
| Spatial Knowledge Organization in Long-Term Memory / 1.2.3： |
| Visual Mental Images and Diagrammatic Reasoning / 1.2.4： |
| Research Questions and Goals / 1.3： |
| Research Questions / 1.3.1： |
| Goals / 1.3.2： |
| Approach: Experimental Computational Modeling / 1.4： |
| Computational Cognition / 1.4.1： |
| Building Computational Models / 1.4.2： |
| Modeling as Experimental Approach / 1.4.3： |
| Organization of this Thesis / 1.5： |
| State of the Art / 2： |
| Spatial Knowledge Conceptions: Cognitive Maps and Other Metaphors / 2.1： |
| Rubber Sheet Maps, Cognitive Atlases, Collages, and Geographic Information Systems / 2.1.1： |
| Spatial Mental Models / 2.1.3： |
| Other Conceptions / 2.1.4： |
| Human Memory / 2.2： |
| Working Memory / 2.2.1： |
| Long-Term Memory / 2.2.2： |
| Interacting Memory Systems in Mental Imagery / 2.2.3： |
| Mental Imagery / 2.3： |
| The Imagery Debate / 2.3.1： |
| Psychological and Neuroscientific Foundations / 2.3.2： |
| The Kosslyn Models / 2.3.3： |
| The 1980 Model / 2.3.3.1： |
| The 1994 Model / 2.3.3.2： |
| Spatial Reasoning / 2.4： |
| Topology / 2.4.1： |
| Orientation / 2.4.2： |
| Distance / 2.4.3： |
| Shape / 2.4.4： |
| Computational Geometry / 2.4.5： |
| Diagrammatic Reasoning / 2.5： |
| Propositional vs. Analogical Knowledge Representation / 2.5.1： |
| Types of Diagrammatic Reasoning Systems / 2.5.2： |
| Examples for Diagrammatic Reasoning Architectures / 2.5.3： |
| DEPIC-2D / 2.5.3.1： |
| WHISPER / 2.5.3.2： |
| Computational Imagery / 2.5.3.3： |
| Summary / 2.6： |
| MIRAGE - Developing the Model / 3： |
| Characteristics of the Model / 3.1： |
| Evaluating the Working Memory Representation / 3.1.1： |
| MIRAGE - Outline of the Model / 3.2： |
| Types of Entities and Spatial Relations in MIRAGE / 3.3： |
| Entities / 3.3.1： |
| Relations / 3.3.2： |
| Subsystems, Structures, and Processes / 3.4： |
| Long-Term Memory Activation / 3.4.1： |
| Spatial Knowledge Fragments / 3.4.1.1： |
| The Hierarchical Long-Term Memory Representation / 3.4.1.2： |
| The Access Process / 3.4.1.3： |
| The Activated Long-Term Memory Representation / 3.4.1.4： |
| The Construction Process / 3.4.1.5： |
| Visual Mental Image Construction / 3.4.2： |
| The Enriched Representation / 3.4.2.1： |
| The Conversion Process / 3.4.2.2： |
| The Visual Buffer / 3.4.2.3： |
| The Visualization Process / 3.4.2.4： |
| Image Inspection / 3.4.3： |
| The Inspection Result / 3.4.3.1： |
| The Inspection Process / 3.4.3.2： |
| Visual Mental Image Construction in Detail / 4： |
| A More Demanding Scenario / 4.1： |
| Diagrammatic Representations of Lean Knowledge / 4.2： |
| Consequences for Image Construction / 4.3： |
| Relaxation of Spatial Constraints / 4.3.1： |
| Completion of Qualitative Spatial Relations / 4.3.2： |
| Interpretation of Qualitative Spatial Relations / 4.3.3： |
| Image Revision Strategies in MIRAGE / 4.4： |
| Unstable Images / 4.4.1： |
| Omission of Facts / 4.4.2： |
| Revision of Relational Completion / 4.4.3： |
| Variation of Relational Completion / 4.4.3.1： |
| Relaxation of Relational Completion / 4.4.3.2： |
| Revision of Image Specification / 4.4.4： |
| Depicting Qualitative Spatial Relations / 4.4.4.1： |
| Depicting Unspecified Spatial Relations / 4.4.4.2： |
| MIRAGE Implementation / 4.5： |
| Computational Tools for Modeling: SIMSIS / 5.1： |
| The Idea of SIMSIS / 5.1.1： |
| The Aspect Map Model / 5.1.1.1： |
| Modeling Aspect Maps in SIMSIS / 5.1.1.2： |
| Depictions, Scenarios, and Interpretations / 5.1.2： |
| SIMSIS Pictures / 5.1.2.1： |
| SIMSIS Facts and Scenarios / 5.1.2.2： |
| SIMSIS Interpretations and Meaning Systems / 5.1.2.3： |
| Realization of the Model / 5.2： |
| MIRAGE Structures / 5.2.1： |
| Entities, Relations, and Spatial Knowledge Fragments / 5.2.1.1： |
| The Long-Term Memory Representations / 5.2.1.2： |
| MIRAGE Processes / 5.2.1.3： |
| The Long-Term Memory Activation Processes / 5.2.2.1： |
| The Image Construction Processes / 5.2.2.2： |
| Operation and Behavior of MIRAGE / 5.2.2.3： |
| Conclusion and Outlook / 6： |
| Results and Discussion / 6.1： |
| Reflecting the Theses / 6.2.1： |
| Spatial Knowledge Construction / 6.2.1.1： |
| Underdeterminacy in Long-Term Memory / 6.2.1.2： |
| Fragmentation and Hierarchical Organization / 6.2.1.3： |
| Visual Mental Imagery / 6.2.1.4： |
| The Parameters of the Model / 6.2.2： |
| Explicit Parameters / 6.2.2.1： |
| Implicit Parameters / 6.2.2.2： |
| Conclusions / 6.2.3： |
| Future Work / 6.3： |
| Extending MIRAGE / 6.3.1： |
| Geographic Entities and Spatial Relations / 6.3.1.1： |
| Partially Aggregated Knowledge Structures / 6.3.1.2： |
| Mental Imagery Functionality / 6.3.1.3： |
| Parameters of MIRAGE / 6.3.1.4： |
| Empirical Investigations / 6.3.2： |
| Use of Default Knowledge / 6.3.2.1： |
| Control of Image Construction / 6.3.2.2： |
| Processing Capacity for Mental Images / 6.3.2.3： |
| Use of Chunking Facilities / 6.3.2.4： |
| Combination of Propositional and Image-Based Reasoning / 6.3.2.5： |
| Application Perspectives / 6.3.3： |
| Adequate Presentation of Visual Information / 6.3.3.1： |
| External Support of Reasoning in Mental Images / 6.3.3.2： |
| Bibliography |
| Index |
| Introduction / 1： |
| Mental Processing of Geographic Knowledge / 1.1： |
| Cognitive Maps / 1.1.1： |
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