Right. Though I see now what I expected was probably not feasible.
Perhaps, perhaps not. What I was referring to strongly relates to Episodic memory. Except that instead of being restricted to "memory", situations can be recreated based on what I think something would be like. e.g. Imagining myself going outside, perceiving what I could do and where I could go. Then realizing I've experienced it all before, therefore becoming mentally exhausted / disinterested.Hmm. This actually sounds like it might be more related to the Dialectical-Algorithmic Cognitive Style. ILI and EIE would think in this manner, but LIE and IEI would use the more random and chaotic Vortical-Synergetic style.
Holographic types (LII, IEE, SLE, ESI) also build mental models, but of a different kind. In a way, you could say that Dialectical-Algorithmic types build dynamic mental models, while Holographic types build static mental models.