A central question in human development is how young children gain knowledge so fast. We propose that analogical generalization drives much of this early learning and allows children to generate new abstractions from experience. In this paper, we review evidence for analogical generalization in both children and adults. We discuss how analogical processes interact with the child's changing know...

The design of the mathematical model of the respiratory system is described in the study. The model has been designed using an electro-acoustic analogy and geometrical dimensions of the morphological models of the respiratory system. The dependence of the geometrical dimension of the airways upon the total lung impedance is studied. Geometrical dimensions of adult respiratory system and neonate...

Much of what we know or think we know, it seems to me, is based on analogy. When we describe a gas as a collection of colliding billiard balls, our model is based on an analogy. When we think of a gene as fighting for its survival against other genes, our model is based on an analogy. When we ask whether a photon is a wave or a particle, however, our analogy breaks down, because the photon has ...

Motivation – The purpose of this article is to reinvigorate debate concerning the nature of analogy and broaden the scope of current conceptions of analogy. Research approach – An analysis of the history of the concept of analogy, case studies on the use of analogy in problemsolving, cognitive research on analogy comprehension, and a naturalistic inquiry into the various functions of analogy. F...