Psychological Basis
All the categories and which findings belong to them:
The category Mental Images subsumes the finding(s)
Mental images are partially interpreted. Mental images are based on LTM. Mental images can help in extracting new knowledge. Mental images are behaviorally similar to perceptions. Mental images are neurologically similar to perceptions. Mental images can facilitate perception. Knowledge is either verbally or pictorially represented. Mental images have analogical properties. The existence of mental images cannot be decided. Diagrams can be built from mental images. Mental images can be built from diagrams.
The category Diagrams subsumes the finding(s)
Diagrams can be built from mental images. Mental images can be built from diagrams. Diagrams can reduce memory load. Diagrams can facilitate spatial reasoning.
The category Working Memory subsumes the finding(s)
Working memory has limited capacity. Working Memory can be structurally decomposed. Diagrams can reduce memory load.
The category Attention subsumes the finding(s)
Visual attention is governed by a scale resolution trade-off. Visual attention is realized by a subsystem.
The category Spatial Knowledge subsumes the finding(s)
Mental representations of spatial knowledge are similar to maps. Spatial Knowledge is encoded in parietal cortical areas. Spatial knowledge is hierarchically organized.
The category Cognitive Control subsumes the finding(s)
Control of cognitive processes is exerted in a decentralized way. Cognitive Control is Conscious.
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