Behavioral geography
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Behavioral geography is an approach to Human Geography that examines human behavior using a disaggregate approach. Behavioral Geographers focus on the cognitive processes underlying spatial reasoning, decision making, and behavior.
Because of the name it is often incorrectly assumed to have its roots in behaviourism. Due to the emphasis on cognition, this is clearly not the case.
The cognitive processes include environmental perception and cognition, wayfinding, the construction of cognitive maps, place attachment, the development of attitudes about space and place, decisions and behavior based on imperfect knowledge of one's environs, and numerous other topics.
The approach adopted in behavioral geography is closely related to that of psychology, but draws on research findings from a multitude of other disciplines including economics, sociology, anthropology, transportation planning, and many others.
Sub-fields of and approaches to Human geography | ||
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| Sub-fields | Cultural · Development · Economic · Health · Historical · Language · Marketing · Military · Political · Population · Religion · Social · Strategic · Time · Tourism · Transportation · Urban | Image:Pepsi in India.jpg |
| Approaches | Behavioral ·
Critical ·
Culture theory ·
Feminist ·
Marxist | |
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