Year: 2004
Type: article
Abstract: A novel approach to generating retrieval and transfer of structured knowledge is presented.We investigate the effect of comparing two analogous unsolved problems at test as opposed to comparing two solved analogous stories during initial study.We found that both procedures facilitate transfer relative to a standard baseline group studying one solved story and then attempting to solve a new analogous problem.In two studies we demonstrate that: 1) comparing two unsolved problems at test promotes analogical problem solving at least as effectively as comparing two fully solved problems during study; and 2) comparing two unsolved problems is helpful even when no source story is made available for retrieval.
Authors: Kenneth J. Kurtz, Jeffrey Loewenstein
Institutions: Binghamton University, Columbia University
Language: English
Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2606917282