This classic volume compiles and describes interdisciplinary research on the formal nature of human knowledge about the world. Three key dimensions that characterize mental models research are examined: the nature of the domain studied, the nature of the theoretical approach, and the nature of the methodology.

"This book goes far beyond earlier work, both in research methodology, and specificity of theory."—American Journal of Psychology"Mental Models succeeds as an introduction to the vigorous, multidisciplinary attack on the ethereal problems surrounding knowledge representation."—Dennis E. EganAT&T Bell Laboratories