How the Power of Analogy Impacts Learning

Northwestern University Professor of Psychology Dedre Gentner will discuss analogical learning, including her new research findings on a remarkably effective use of analogy called analogical encoding, which sparks early learning in children and advanced learning in adults. She will explore how people map knowledge from one situation to another, and how a person can compare two situations and come to a better understanding of both. Dr. Gentner will also explore how language learning interacts with analogical reasoning to bootstrap human cognitive ability.