Surface similarity and relational similarity in the development of analogical problem solving

Isomorphic and nonisomorphic transfer

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ID9786916
AuthorsKaren A Pierce (University of Memphis, corresponding author), Barry Gholson
Year1994
Volume30
Issue5
Pages724-737
Publication date1994-09-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDevelopmental Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0012-1649 • E-ISSN: 1939-0599
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/0012-1649.30.5.724
OpenAlexW2061017352, W4253524414
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited9

Surface and relational similarity were examined in 2 experiments involving isomorphic and nonisomorphic analogical transfer. Each study included a direct-mapping condition, in which surface features of the base mapped directly to surface features in the target, and a cross-mapping condition, in which surface features of the base and target were reversed. Experiment 1 involved transfer between analogs of the missionaries-cannibals (MC) problem among kindergarten, 3rd-grade, and 6th-grade children. The 3rd and 6th graders in the cross-mapping condition exhibited mappings based on relational similarity significantly more frequently than the kindergartners. Experiment 2 examined performance of 4- to 6-year-olds vs. 6- to 8-year-olds in nonisomorphic transfer between jealous husbands and MC problems. In the cross-mapping condition, most children exhibited mappings based on surface similarity

Analogical reasoning · Analogy · Cognitive psychology · Development (topology · Developmental psychology · Epistemology · Mathematical analysis · Similarity (geometry · Similitude · Transfer (computing · Artificial Intelligence · Child and Animal Learning Development · Computer Science · Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods · Mathematics · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development · Social Psychology · Social Representations and Identity

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