Mental Leaps: Analogy in Creative Thought

by Keith J. Holyoak and Paul Thagard

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Analogy - recalling familiar past situations to deal with novel ones - is a mental tool that everyone uses. Analogy can provide invaluable creative insights, but it can also lead to dangerous errors. In Mental Leaps two leading cognitive scientists show how analogy works and how it can be used most effectively. Keith Holyoak and Paul Thagard provide a unified, comprehensive account of the diverse operations and applications of analogy, including problem...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0262082330

ISBN13:9780262082334

Release Date:January 1994

Publisher:MIT Press (MA)

Length:320 Pages

Weight:1.50 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"

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Behavioral Psychology Behavioral Sciences Cognitive Psychology Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting Logic & Language Philosophy Psychology Psychology & Counseling

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