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Research Interests
Learning and Thinking; Analogy, Similarity and Metaphor; Concepts and Conceptual Structure; Language and Cognition; Language Acquisition; Cross-linguistic Studies.
Education/Academic qualification
Psychology, PhD, University of California at San Diego
… → 1974
Physics, BA, University of California at Berkeley
… → 1967
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Collaborative research: Analogy Training to Promote Science Learning
Gentner, D. (PD/PI), Gentner, D. (PD/PI), Forbus, K. D. (Co-PD/PI) & Forbus, K. D. (Co-PD/PI)
8/1/22 → 7/31/25
Project: Research project
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Exploring the Spatial Alignment Hypothesis in STEM Learning Environments
Gentner, D. (PD/PI) & Forbus, K. D. (Co-PD/PI)
WestEd, Institute of Education Sciences
8/1/17 → 7/31/22
Project: Research project
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Investigating the Origin and Development of Analogical Processing
Hespos, S. J. (PD/PI) & Gentner, D. (Other)
7/1/14 → 6/30/18
Project: Research project
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An Analogical Approach to Autonomy and Social Inference in a Cognitive Architecture
Gentner, D. (PD/PI) & Forbus, K. D. (Co-PD/PI)
9/1/13 → 8/31/19
Project: Research project
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Symbolic Supercomputer for Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Modeling Research
Forbus, K. D. (PD/PI), Gentner, D. (Co-PD/PI) & Hinrichs, T. R. (Co-PD/PI)
6/15/12 → 6/14/14
Project: Research project
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Children’s Early Spontaneous Comparisons Predict Later Analogical Reasoning Skills: An Investigation of Parental Influence
Silvey, C., Gentner, D., Richland, L. E. & Goldin-Meadow, S., Jul 28 2023, In: Open Mind. 7, p. 483-509 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Spatial Alignment Supports Comparison of Life Science Images
Simms, N. K., Matlen, B. J., Jee, B. D. & Gentner, D., 2023, In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied. 29, 4, p. 747-760 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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No evidence for language benefits in infant relational learning
Anderson, E. M., Chang, Y. J., Hespos, S. & Gentner, D., Feb 2022, In: Infant Behavior and Development. 66, 101666.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Perceptual alignment contributes to referential transparency in indirect learning
Shao, R. & Gentner, D., Jul 2022, In: Cognition. 224, 105061.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations -
Spatial Alignment Facilitates Visual Comparison in Children
Zheng, Y., Matlen, B. & Gentner, D., Aug 2022, In: Cognitive Science. 46, 8, e13182.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations