This entry explores cognitive mapping by defining the process of cognitive mapping, the output of cognitive mapping (the cognitive map), and how cognitive mapping may be used to understand crime and its corresponding victimization.Ĭognitive mapping begins with the acquisition of spatial knowledge. Therefore, environmental cognition (cognitive mapping) is as old as life itself because we must perceive our environment in order to survive within it. Our environment, however, is very complex and we must have a method of organizing all of this environmental information. Because of our social, biological, and cultural needs, we have routine activities that we perform within our environment. Though (human) geographers often claim cognitive mapping to be a sub-field of geography, contained within behavioural geography, cognitive mapping is best understood as a component of the field of ecology.Įcology is the study of how organisms, such as humans, adapt to an ever-changing and sometimes hostile environment. In other words, they formed a cognitive, or mental, map of maze to facilitate their finding subsistence. In these studies, the time the rats took to get to the food source decreased rather sharply and quickly, indicating that the rats learned the layout of the maze. Edward Tolman studies rat movements though mazes in the search of food. Though the first application of cognitive mapping was published in 1913 by Professor Trowbridge, the academic roots of cognitive mapping are commonly placed in cognitive psychology. This activity may be thought of as a coping mechanism that is used to help us decide where we need to go within our environment and how we should get there. That would suggest why there is a systematic oppression of black people and other ethnic groups.Cognitive mapping, also referred to as mental mapping, is an activity undertaken by all species. This syndrome contributes towards the negative perspective that many Americans have of Black Americans. The average White American seems to suffer from covert narcissism and a need to be in charge. My proposal is that white Americans are still suffering from superiority complexes, are still behaving as watchmen, and overseers, like their forefathers on plantations once did. To my understanding, Slave Master Syndrome is a term I use to describe White America’s need to deny that race exists, or that racism is even taking place, showing signs of cognitive dissonance, defensiveness, outraged anger, projecting hatred and racists outlooks onto others, being resentful and retaliative when these subjects are brought to their attention, behaving in unfair manners, due to having subconscious negative feelings, exhibiting non-verbal communication, i.e., uncomfortable staring, judging, intense criticism, being standoffish, disrespectful, accusing, etc, and having a burning desire to be in power and to lead others, without reason are examples of learned intergenerational behavior, also known as, slave master syndrome. Joy DeGury’s research, which became apparent to me that those who descend from families that benefitted from slavery would still be similarly impacted. It is my proposition that Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome is parallel to a term I created to follow the footsteps of PTSS, which is ‘Slave Master Syndrome.’ I developed the term, “Slave Master Syndrome” after reading Dr.
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