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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.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Psychology, PhD, University of California at San Diego
… → 1974
Physics, BA, University of California at Berkeley
… → 1967
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Collaborative research: Analogy Training to Promote Science Learning
Gentner, D. (PD/PI), Gentner, D. (PD/PI), Gentner, D. (PD/PI), Forbus, K. D. (Co-PD/PI), Forbus, K. D. (Co-PD/PI) & Forbus, K. D. (Co-PD/PI)
8/1/22 → 7/31/26
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
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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