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R. Schumacher, D. Gentner
IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 1988
IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 1988
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Schumacher, R., & Gentner, D. (1988). Transfer of training as analogical mapping. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics.
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Schumacher, R., and D. Gentner. “Transfer of Training as Analogical Mapping.” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (1988).
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Schumacher, R., and D. Gentner. “Transfer of Training as Analogical Mapping.” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 1988.
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@article{r1988a,
title = {Transfer of training as analogical mapping},
year = {1988},
journal = {IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics},
author = {Schumacher, R. and Gentner, D.}
}
Abstract
Research was conducted to clarify the role of similarity in transfer of training. Subjects learned a procedure for operating a simulated device and were asked to transfer the knowledge of the procedure to a new device. Two factors were varied: (1) the systematicity of the original device model (i.e. whether the subjects were given a coherent causal model or simply a set of operating procedures); and (2) the transparency of the mapping, or degree of surface similarity between corresponding device components. The dependent measure was the number of trials to a criterion in the original and transfer device. Having a systematic mental model both facilitated learning of the initial device and promoted transfer to the target device. Transparency had strong effects on transfer: subjects learned the new device faster when corresponding pairs of components were similar than when noncorresponding pairs were similar. >
