The geographical relevance of some learning theories

• 22 December 2015
• book chapter
• Published by Taylor & Francis
• p. 75-98
• https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315668314-12

Abstract

Keywords

• GEOGRAPHICAL RELEVANCE
• ANDASURGEOFINTERESTIN SOMESPATIALASPECTSOFPSYCHOPHYSICALTHEORIESOFPERCEPTION
• THEORIES THESEARCHFOREXPLANATIONSOFTHESPATIALBEHAVIOROFINDIVIDUALS
• BUTWHICHSOFARHASMERITEDSCANTATTENTIONIN GEOGRAPHY
• TOINDICATESOME USEFULSPATIALCONCEPTSFROMLEARNINGTHEORY
• TOREVIEWASELECTIONOF LEARNINGMODELSTHATCOULDCONCEIVABLYBEUSEDINASPATIALFRAMEWORKANDTOSUGGESTSOMEPROBLEMSTHATARESUITABLEFORANALYSISBY
• ISTHELEARNINGPROCESS.ITISTHEAIMOFTHISPAPERTO EXAMINETHEROLEOFTHISPROCESSINSPATIALBEHAVIOR
• THESEARCHFOREXPLANATIONSOFTHESPATIALBEHAVIOROFINDIVIDUALS ANDGROUPSINEVITABLYLEADSTOADISCUSSIONOFTHEPROCESSESTHAT
• CONFIRMTHISTREND.ANOTHERPROCESSTHATINVOLVESSOMEUSEFUL SPATIALCONCEPTS
• ANDGROUPSINEVITABLYLEADSTOADISCUSSIONOFTHEPROCESSESTHAT INFLUENCEBEHAVIOR.RECENTEMPHASISINGEOGRAPHYONINTERACTION