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Peer reviewedGentner, Dedre – Child Development, 1988
Examines the development of metaphor by using structure-mapping theory to make distinctions among kinds of metaphors. Proposes that children can understand metaphors based on shared object attributes before those based on shared relational structure. Results indicate a developmental shift toward focus on relational structure in metaphor…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures
