This view of geography counters the simplistic views of geographical determinism and neoclassical economics and suggests that, far from being an economic man , an individual is a complex being whose perception of the environment may not correspond with objective reality. See behavioural environment .
Individuals react to their perceptions, rather than to the phenomenal environment .
Furthermore, their decisions may not be rational, or optimizing, but may depend greatly on chance. See satisficer . The value of such decisions depends upon the perceptions of the decision-maker and his or her ability to respond to that perception. See behavioural matrix. A Dictionary of Geography 5.