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Clé de citation BibTeX: Gentner2001c
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Gentner, D., & Gunn, V. (2001). Structural alignment facilitates the noticing of differences. Memory & Cognition, 29(4), pp. 565–577.
Ajoutée par: Sterenn Audo 2008-01-22 11:40:24
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Résumé
High-similarity concept pairs that elicit many commonalities also elicit many related differences
(Gentner & Markman, 1994; A. B. Markman & Gentner, 1993a, 1993b, 1996; A. B. Markman & Wisniewski,
1997). This finding has been used to support the claim that the comparison process is one of
structural alignment. However, it is possible that the difference advantage results from some other
property of high-similarity pairs, such as a greater number of stored differences. The present experiments
demonstrate that the comparison process itself leads to the greater psychological availability of
differences. In three experiments, participants listed commonalities for word pairs and then listed differences
under a time pressure for these old pairs and new pairs. In Experiment 1, participants listed
more differences for old than for new pairs, consistent with the claim that the comparison process facilitates
noticing differences. In Experiment 2, we showed that the difference-listing advantage is specific
to the comparison process: Mere coprocessing of the pairs (specifically, providing thematic relations)
does not facilitate, and in fact appears to inhibit, difference listing. In Experiment 3, pairs with
deeper common systems elicited a larger number of specific alignable differences than did pairs with
shallow sets of commonalities. Overall, the results support the structural alignment claim that the comparison
process promotes the noticing of both commonalities and related differences.
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