The Analogical Mind

American Psychologist

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-44

  Holyoak, Keith J ^a   Thagard, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LOGIC; MALE; POLITICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RESEARCH;

ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CONCEPT FORMATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGIC; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; POLITICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RESEARCH;

EID: 0030641856     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.52.1.35     Document Type: Article

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