The pragmatics of analogical transfer


Book: 
The psychology of learning and motivation
Authors: 
Holyoak, K. J.
Editors: 
Bower, G. H.
Type: 
Category: 
Volume: 
19
Year: 
1985
Publisher: 
Academic Press
Abstract: 

The focus of the present article will be on one variety of inductive recombination--the use of analogies (particularly analogies between situations drawn from relatively remote knowledge domains) to solve novel problems and to form generalized rules.

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