mapmaking from memory
I'm very interested in modeling how people draw maps from memory. They use many kinds of information regarding distances between cities, angles along coastlines and borders, shapes and sizes of areas, etc, that somehow must come together coherently (and hopefully approximately correctly).
Since the piece of paper enforces coherence for free, it would be a waste of memory resources for humans to try to enforce it in their head.
It's interesting to ponder how people integrate conflicting information. This is just like... probability elicitation!
Since the piece of paper enforces coherence for free, it would be a waste of memory resources for humans to try to enforce it in their head.
It's interesting to ponder how people integrate conflicting information. This is just like... probability elicitation!