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Creative model construction in scientists and students : the role of imagery, analogy, and mental simulation /

How do scientists use analogies and other processes to break away from old theories and generate new ones? This book documents such methods through the analysis of video tapes of scientifically trained experts thinking aloud while working on unfamiliar problems. Some aspects of creative scientific t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Clement, John, 1942-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht ; London : Springer, 2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Introduction: A "Hidden World" of Nonformal Expert Reasoning; Major Processes Involved in Spontaneous Analogical Reasoning; Methods Experts Use to Generate Analogies; Methods Experts Use to Evaluate an Analogy Relation; Expert Methods for Developing an Understanding of the Analogous Case and Applying Findings; Case Study of Model Construction and Criticism in Expert Reasoning; Creativity and Scientific Insight in the Case Study for S2; Spontaneous Analogies Generated by Students Solving Science Problems.