mental representation
Noun
Meaning
a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
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Taub (2001) In this view, iconicity is grounded in a language user's mental representation (" construal " in Cognitive Grammar ).
This model of wisdom relies on the individual’s ability to generate a mental representation of the self (cognitive, emotional, and physical), the external world, and the dynamic relationship of the self with the external world."