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Relational processing in conceptual combination and analogy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 July 2008

Zachary Estes  and
Lara L. Jones
Zachary Estes
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
Lara L. Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC 29501. Z.Estes@warwick.ac.ukhttp://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/psych/people/academic/zestesljones@fmarion.eduhttp://acsweb.fmarion.edu/ljones/
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Abstract

We evaluate whether evidence from conceptual combination supports the relational priming model of analogy. Representing relations implicitly as patterns of activation distributed across the semantic network provides a natural and parsimonious explanation of several key phenomena observed in conceptual combination. Although an additional mechanism for role resolution may be required, relational priming offers a promising approach to analogy.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 31 , Issue 4 , August 2008 , pp. 385 - 386
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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