M-TOOL

M-Tool is the Mental Model Mapping Tool, an innovative free software designed to capture perceptions of complex systems (or mental models). This is the first mental model software that can be used by all kinds of users, as it does not require the respondent to read or write. Thanks to the standardised set-up of the tool, you can directly compare the perceptions of groups of respondents. The tool can be tailored to map perceptions of any system or phenomenon that consists of factors and causal links between those factors. Respondents create visual influence diagrams by organizing relevant factors and linking them. For example, one can draw the processes that cause climate change, influence the fluctuation of (fish) stock, or the functioning of an economy... In contrast to other mental model elicitation methods, M-Tool uses a fully computerized approach that allows rapid collection of large samples. M-Tool uses a fully standardized approach as it provides your respondents with the same..

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