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Informativity and Asymmetry in Comparisons
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We propose an account of comparison asymmetries based on viewing comparison as a process of structural alignment and mapping. Specifically, we hypothesize that (1) comparison asymmetries result from directional differences in informativ...
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On the Proper Treatment of Noun-Noun Metaphor: A Critique of the Sapper Model
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This paper responds to the claim of Veale, O’Donoghue and Keane (1995) that SME (Falkenhainer, Forbus & Gentner, 1989; Forbus, Ferguson & Gentner, 1994) performs poorly on noun-noun comparisons, such as A surgeon is like a butcher. Veal...
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Analogical Reasoning and Conceptual Change: A Case Study of Johannes Kepler
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The work of Johannes Kepler offers clear examples of conceptual change. In this article, using Kepler's work as a case study, we argue that analogical reasoning facilitates change of knowledge in four ways: (a) highlighting, (b) project...
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Reasoning and learning by analogy.
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Analogy is a powerful cognitive mechanism that people use to make inferences and learn new abstractions. The history of work on analogy in modern cognitive science is sketched, focusing on contributions from cognitive psychology, artifi...
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Alignment in the Processing of Metaphor
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Abstract This research investigates the process of metaphor comprehension. We compare two classes of processing algorithms: those that begin by accessing or deriving an abstraction from the base (or vehicle ) and then project it to the ...
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Analogy and creativity in the works of Johannes Kepler
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mappings (Clement & Gentner, 1991; Gentner, Rattermann, & Forbus, 1993; Holyoak & Koh, 1987). For example, when given analogies to use in solving problems, people are typically fairly selective about choosing analogies that have genuine...
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Comparison and the Development of Cognition and Language
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reasoning lies through the career of similarity. There is evidence for effects of specific content in deductive reasoning . A large number of studies based on Wason's (1968) classic selection task have shown that while normal subjects t...
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