Science news articles about 'mental models'

... potential consequences of climate change? MIT Professor John Sterman's research suggests that people don't have good mental models for understanding the phenomenon.

... regarding biomedical research. As a result of these interactions, I have developed, over time, a mental model of how one might conduct a comprehensive and innovative analysis of the top scientists ...

... said. "When time is unlimited, self-explanation gives students more time to repair faulty mental models. We found conceptual explanation may do the same thing and make self-explanation less useful."

... word and sentence modification.  The semantic component of language is, I suggest,  coded in mental models: neural structures which we manipulate and which we compare to external realities in order to ...