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The learning of mind: How do you figure out what a mind is? Metaphors for mind
Publication · October 16, 2024
Can Comparison of Contrastive Examples Facilitate Graph Understanding
Publication · October 16, 2024
Modeling structural priming in sentence production via analogical processes
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Modeling structural priming in sentence production via analogical processes Jason L. M. Taylor ([email protected]) Scott E. Friedman ([email protected]) Kenneth Forbus ([email protected]) Qualitative Reasonin...
Publication · October 16, 2024
Prepositions in and on retain aspects of spatial meaning in abstract contexts
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Prepositions retain aspects of spatial meaning in abstract contexts Anja Jamrozik ([email protected]) Department of Psychology, Northwestern University 2029 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208 USA Dedre Gentner (gentner@northw...
Publication · October 16, 2024
Structure-Mapping in Metaphor Comprehension
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Metaphor has a double life. It can be described as a directional process in which a stable, familiar base domain provides inferential structure to a less clearly specified target. But metaphor is also described as a process of finding c...
Publication · October 16, 2024
The Development of Spatial Cognition During Childhood: Extending Understanding of Perception, Memory, Language, Maps, and Gestures
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The Development of Spatial Cognition During Childhood: Extending Understanding of Perception, Memory, Language, Maps, and Gestures Anne R. Schutte ([email protected]) and Heidi Fleharty ([email protected]) Department of...
Publication · October 16, 2024
Computational models of analogy.
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Analogical mapping is a core process in human cognition. A number of valuable computational models of analogy have been created, capturing aspects of how people compare representations, retrieve potential analogs from memory, and learn ...
Publication · October 16, 2024
Multiple influences on the use of english spatial prepositions: The case of "in" and "on"
Publication · October 16, 2024
Analogy and Explanation in Learning Causal System Categories
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Analogy and Explanation in Learning Causal System Categories Micah Goldwater Northwestern University Dedre Gentner Northwestern University Abstract: Causal system categories- e.g., positive feedback systems, are defined by common causal...
Publication · October 16, 2024
Structural Alignment in Learning Bridge Construction
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Structural Alignment in Learning Bridge Construction Lauren Applebaum University of Chicago Elizabet Spaepen University of Chicago Dedre Gentner Northwestern University Susan C. Levine University of Chicago Susan Goldin-Meadow Universit...
Publication · October 16, 2024