You are trying to draw a map of a local park.You represent the northern edge of the park as being a smooth,regular curve-even though one side is actually more irregular than the other side.Your inaccurate cognitive map is an example of

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The symmetry heuristic is when people tend to remember figures as being more symmetrical and regular than they actually are, which explains why the irregular side of the park is represented as a smooth, regular curve.

You Are Trying to Draw a Map of a Local