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Relations as transformations: implications for analogical reasoning.

Robert Leech1, Denis Mareschal, Richard P Cooper

  • 1School of Psychology, Birbeck, University of London, London, UK. r.leech@bbk.ac.uk

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology (2006)
|July 10, 2007
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The size of a transformation impacts analogical reasoning in both adolescents and adults. This suggests cognitive relation representations are mental transformations.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Cognitive Science
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Analogical reasoning is crucial for problem-solving and learning.
  • Understanding how cognitive representations of relations influence reasoning is key.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if the magnitude of a transformation affects analogical reasoning performance.
  • To determine if transformation size is a general factor in analogical problem-solving.

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments were conducted.
  • Experiment 1 involved adolescent analogical problem-solving.
  • Experiment 2 used an adult analogical completion paradigm.

Main Results:

  • Transformation size was a significant performance factor in adolescent analogical problem-solving.

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  • A similar effect of transformation size was observed in adult analogical reasoning.
  • Results were consistent across different analogical task types.

    • Conclusions:

    • Cognitive representations of relations are best understood as mental transformations.
    • Transformation magnitude is a critical, generalizable factor in analogical reasoning.
    • Findings support a framework viewing relations as dynamic mental processes.