Analogy events: How examples are used during problem solving

Cognitive Science

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 347-388

  VanLehn, Kurt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 0032112525     PISSN: 03640213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15516709cog2203_4     Document Type: Article

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