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Dedre Gentner

  • 13864 Citations
1975 …2020

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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, San Diego

… → 1974

Physics, BA, University of California, Berkeley

… → 1967

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Grants

The Development of Relational Processing in Infancy

Hespos, S. J., Forbus, K. D. & Gentner, D.

National Science Foundation

8/15/17 → 7/31/21

Project: Research project

    • Exploring the Spatial Alignment Hypothesis in STEM Learning Environments

    Forbus, K. D. & Gentner, D.

    WestEd, Institute of Education Sciences

    8/1/17 → 7/31/21

    Project: Research project

    • Investigating the Origin and Development of Analogical Processing

    Gentner, D. & Hespos, S. J.

    National Science Foundation

    7/1/14 → 6/30/18

    Project: Research project

    • An Analogical Approach to Autonomy and Social Inference in a Cognitive Architecture

    Forbus, K. D. & Gentner, D.

    Office of Naval Research

    9/1/13 → 8/31/19

    Project: Research project

    Symbolic Supercomputer for Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Modeling Research

    Forbus, K. D., Gentner, D. & Hinrichs, T. R.

    Office of Naval Research

    6/15/12 → 6/14/14

    Project: Research project

    Research Output

    Relational labeling unlocks inert knowledge

    Jamrozik, A. & Gentner, D., Mar 2020, In : Cognition. 196, 104146.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • 1 Scopus citations

    Spatial alignment facilitates visual comparison

    Matlen, B. J., Gentner, D. & Franconeri, S. L., May 1 2020, In : Journal of experimental psychology. Human perception and performance. 46, 5, p. 443-457 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • Cognitive Science Is and Should Be Pluralistic

    Gentner, D., Oct 1 2019, In : Topics in Cognitive Science. 11, 4, p. 884-891 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

    • 2 Scopus citations

    Explanation recruits comparison in a category-learning task

    Edwards, B. J., Williams, J. J., Gentner, D. & Lombrozo, T., Apr 1 2019, In : Cognition. 185, p. 21-38 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • 2 Scopus citations

    Finding the middle: Spatial language and spatial reasoning

    Simms, N. K. & Gentner, D., Apr 1 2019, In : Cognitive Development. 50, p. 177-194 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • 1 Scopus citations