Spontaneous analogising in engineering design: A comparative analysis of experts and novices

Design Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 495-508

  Ball, Linden J ^a   Ormerod, Thomas C ^a   Morley, Nicola J ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analogical reasoning; Case based reasoning; Design cognition; Engineering design; Protocol analysis

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; PERSONNEL; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ANALOGICAL REASONING; CASE BASED REASONING (CBR); DESIGN COGNITION; ENGINEERING DESIGN; PROTOCOL ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

EID: 3943113589     PISSN: 0142694X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.destud.2004.05.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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