title: The analogical mind.
abstract: The use of analogy in human thinking is examined from the perspective of a multiconstraint theory, which postulates 3 basic types of constraints: similarity, structure, and purpose. The operation of these constraints is apparent in laboratory experiments on analogy and in naturalistic settings, including politics, psychotherapy, and scientific research. The multiconstraint theory has been implemented in detailed computational simulations of the analogical human mind.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles 90095-1563, USA. holyoak@psych.ucla.edu
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Holyoak
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thagard
mesh_terms: D001245:Association Learning; D003210:Concept Formation; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008128:Logic; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011057:Politics; D011340:Problem Solving; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012106:Research