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mental representation

hypothetical internal cognitive symbol that represents external reality
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mental representation

Summary

mental representation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,825 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • mental representation is a type of representation[2].
  • mental representation is part of psychological terminology[3].
  • mental representation's said to be the same as is recorded as mental representation[4].
  • mental representation's described by source is recorded as Foundations for a realist ontology of mental disease[5].
  • mental representation's equivalent class is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MF_0000031[6].
  • mental representation's studied by is recorded as cognitive science[7].

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Definition and Type

mental representation is a type of representation[2].

Use and Application

mental representation is part of psychological terminology[3].

Why It Matters

mental representation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,825 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Foundations for a realist ontology of mental disease
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1343]]: [[Q34471190]]"
  2. 10d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MF_0000031
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MF_0000031"
  3. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → psychological terminology
    Part of → —
    Studied by → cognitive science
    Said to be the same as → mental representation
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 1407, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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