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Spatial Orientation Using Map Displays : A Model of the Influence of Target Location
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This paper presents a model of human spatial orientation, using a task that involves locating targets on a map of the space. The model uses a hierarchical solution process that was reported by many of the participants in an empirical st...
Publication · 4d
Analogical Encoding: Facilitating Knowledge Transfer and Integration
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People‘s ability to recall and use prior experience when faced with current problems is surprisingly limited. We suggest that one reason is that information is often encoded in a situationspecific manner, so that subsequent remindings a...
Publication · 4d
Relational Categories Dedre Gentner and Kenneth J Kurtz Relational Categories
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This chapter is concerned with the acquisition and use of relational categories. By relational category, we mean a category whose membership is determined by a common relational structure rather than by common properties. For instance, ...
Publication · 4d