Similarity and the development of rules Export

@article{citeulike:3816049, abstract = {Similarity-based and rule-based accounts of cognition are often portrayed as opposing accounts. In this paper we suggest that in learning and development, the process of comparison can act as a bridge between similarity-based and rule-based processing. We suggest that comparison involves a process of structural alignment and mapping between two representations. This kind of structure-sensitive comparison process – which may be triggred either by experiential or symbolic juxtapositions – has a twofold significance for cognitive development. First, as a learning mechanism, comparison facilitates the grasp of structural commonalities and the abstraction of rules; and, second, as a mechanism for the application and extension of previously acquired knowledge, comparison processes facilitate the application of abstract knowledge to new instances.}, author = {Gentner, Dedre and Medina, Jose}, citeulike-article-id = {3816049}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0010-0277(98)00002-X}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0010-0277(98)00002-X}, doi = {10.1016/S0010-0277(98)00002-X}, issn = {00100277}, journal = {Cognition}, keywords = {categorization, generalization}, month = {January}, number = {2-3}, pages = {263--297}, posted-at = {2009-07-23 18:06:26}, priority = {0}, title = {Similarity and the development of rules}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0010-0277(98)00002-X}, volume = {65}, year = {1998} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3816049 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3816049 N2 - Similarity-based and rule-based accounts of cognition are often portrayed as opposing accounts. In this paper we suggest that in learning and development, the process of comparison can act as a bridge between similarity-based and rule-based processing. We suggest that comparison involves a process of structural alignment and mapping between two representations. This kind of structure-sensitive comparison process – which may be triggred either by experiential or symbolic juxtapositions – has a twofold significance for cognitive development. First, as a learning mechanism, comparison facilitates the grasp of structural commonalities and the abstraction of rules; and, second, as a mechanism for the application and extension of previously acquired knowledge, comparison processes facilitate the application of abstract knowledge to new instances. IS - 2-3 JF - Cognition SN - 00100277 EP - 297 TI - Similarity and the development of rules VL - 65 SP - 263 KW - categorization KW - generalization AU - Gentner, Dedre AU - Medina, Jose PY - 1998/01// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0010-0277(98)00002-X ER -