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ERIC Number: EJ538687
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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Structure Mapping in Analogy and Similarity.
Gentner, Dedre; Markman, Arthur B.
American Psychologist, v52 n1 p45-56 Jan 1997
It is suggested that both similarity and analogy involve a process of structural alignment and mapping. The structure mapping process is described as it has been worked out for analogy, and this view is then extended to similarity and used to generate new predictions. (SLD)
Descriptors: Analogy, Learning, Mathematical Models, Prediction, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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