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ERIC Number: EJ565559
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-0277
Similarity and the Development of Rules.
Gentner, Dedre; Medina, Jose
Cognition, v65 n2,3 p263-97 Jan 1998
Suggests that in learning and development, the process of comparison can act as a bridge between similarity-based and rule-based processing. A structure-sensitive comparison process, triggered by experiential or symbolic juxtapositions can: (1) facilitate understanding of structural commonalities and the abstraction of rules; and (2) facilitate the application of abstract knowledge to new instances. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Classification, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Induction, Inferences, Learning Processes
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Analogical Reasoning; Comparison Process; Knowledge Acquisition; Rules Based Theory; Similarity (Concept); Structure Mapping
Note: Special issue on: "Rules and Similarity in Human Thinking."