论文标题
可视化或（外部）表示心理学？
A Psychology of Visualization or (External) Representation?
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论文摘要
什么是可视化？除了可以作为传达和概念化我们的主题的工具外，除了定义的琐碎方面的实用性有限；社区的身份声明。为了将可视化心理学作为可行的跨学科研究计划，我们必须首先定义我们集体调查的对象。我建议，虽然我们可能会参考“可视化”研究该术语的口语可访问性和与其他领域的务实一致性，但我们应该考虑探索一类人工制品和相应的过程，更广泛和深刻：外部表示。接下来的是研究外部表示作为新的跨学科努力的基础的论点，以及映射相应问题空间的方法。
What is a visualization? There is limited utility in trifling with definitions, except insofar as one serves as a tool for communicating and conceptualizing our subject matter; a statement of identity for a community. To establish Visualization Psychology as a viable inter-disciplinary research programme, we must first define the object(s) of our collective inquiry. I propose that while we might refer to the study of "visualization" for the term's colloquial accessibility and pragmatic alignment with other fields, we should consider for exploration a class of artifacts and corresponding processes more expansive and profound: external representations. What follows is an argument for the study of external representation as the foundation for a new interdisciplinary endeavor, and approach to mapping the corresponding problem space.
