Diagrams 2008 -- "Extremes are Better: investigating mental map preservation"

Helen C. Purchase and Amanjit Samra
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Graph A: high mental map preservation: highly restricted movement of nodes Graph A High
Graph A: medium mental map preservation Graph A Medium
Graph A: low mental map preservation: free movement of nodes Graph A Low


Graph B: high mental map preservation: highly restricted movement of nodes Graph B High
Graph B: medium mental map preservation Graph B Medium
Graph B: low mental map preservation: free movement of nodes Graph B Low


Graph C: high mental map preservation: highly restricted movement of nodes Graph C High
Graph C: medium mental map preservation Graph C Medium
Graph C: low mental map preservation: free movement of nodes Graph C Low