Reasoning and learning by analogy

D Gentner; K J Holyoak

doi:10.1037//0003-066x.52.1.32

Reasoning and learning by analogy

Am Psychol. 1997 Jan;52(1):32-4. doi: 10.1037//0003-066x.52.1.32.

Authors

D Gentner¹, K J Holyoak

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA. gentner@nwu.edu

PMID: 9017930
DOI: 10.1037//0003-066x.52.1.32

Abstract

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, artificial intelligence, and philosophy of science. This review sets the stage for the 3 articles that follow in this Science Watch section.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Review

MeSH terms

Association Learning*
Concept Formation*
Decision Making
Humans
Models, Psychological
Problem Solving*