Similarity and the development of rules

Cognition

Volumn 65, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 263-297

  Gentner, Dedre ^a   Medina, José ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analogical learning; Rule based processing; Similarity based processing; Structure sensitive comparison

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COLOR VISION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING; RECALL; REVIEW; THINKING;

ADULT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; SIZE PERCEPTION; THINKING;

EID: 0031616946     PISSN: 00100277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-0277(98)00002-X     Document Type: Article

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