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Bootstrapping the Mind: Analogical Processes and Symbol Systems

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Bootstrapping the Mind: Analogical Processes and Symbol Systems
Human cognition is striking in its brilliance and its adaptability. How do we get that way? How do we move from the nearly helpless state of infants to the cognitive proficiency that characterizes adults? In this paper I argue, first, that analogical ability is the key factor in our prodigious capacity, and, second, that possession of a symbol system is crucial to the full expression of analogical ability.
Dedre Gentner
Added 09 Dec 2010
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Type Journal
Year 2010
Where COGSCI
Authors Dedre Gentner
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