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Spatial alignment facilitates visual comparison.
Abstract
Humans have a uniquely sophisticated ability to see past superficial features and to understand the relational structure of the world around us. This ability often requires that we compare structures, finding commonalities and differenc...
Publication · October 16, 2024
Running Head: SPATIAL ALIGNMENT Spatial Alignment Facilitates Visual Comparison
Publication · October 16, 2024
Verb Metaphoric Extension Under Semantic Strain
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Abstract This paper explores the processes underlying verb metaphoric extension. Work on metaphor processing has largely focused on noun metaphor, despite evidence that verb metaphor is more common. Across three experiments, we collecte...
Publication · October 16, 2024
Students Prefer to Learn from Figures that Include Spatial Supports for Comparison
Abstract
Visual comparison is used in education to convey important commonalties and differences. This process is more effective when the figures are spatially aligned so that the corresponding parts and relations are maximally clear (direct pla...
Publication · October 16, 2024
Analogy Generation in Science Experts and Novices
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There is a critical inconsistency in the literature on analogical retrieval. On the one hand, a vast set of laboratory studies has found that people often fail to retrieve past experiences that share deep relational commonalities, even ...
Publication · October 16, 2024
Spatial alignment facilitates visual comparison in diagonal structures
Publication · October 16, 2024