Some validity criteria of models based on cognitive maps

Formalization of expert knowledge ad conceptions on semistructured situations is an integral part of control problem solving with the use of models on the basis of cognitive maps. For these models the paper offers and proves a number of heuristic criteria of formalization validity that can be used for early detection of direct semantic errors and formalization risks (prior to processing of formalized knowledge). The revealed criteria aimed at decreasing of risk due to human factor.