Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: Theoretical accounts of analogy have largely agreed that structural constraints play a substantial role in the mapping process.Less is known, however, about the robustness of these constraints in the inference process and the way in which particular content influences the use of structural constraints in analogical inference.We conducted two studies testing whether the plausibility (or implausibility) of an inference influences adherence to general structural principles in analogical reasoning.We found substantial reliance on the predicted structural constraints, but also an influence of the plausibility of the inference.
Authors: Linsey A. Smith, Dedre Gentner
Institution: Northwestern University
Language: English
Subfield: Linguistics and Language
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Office of Naval Research
Awards: G1561073102, G8876996369
OpenAlex ID: W2622109084