Analogy+Heuristc

toc = Definition: = A rule of thumb that applies a solution that solved a problem in the past to a current problem that shares many features with the past problem. Gen Psych Chapter 7, pp. 207

= Examples: = When your phone is not working correctly and you start turning it on and off because that works on your computer, you are using an analogy heuristic.

= Analogies: = [insert analogies here] (give one or more analogies in place of the bracketed text above, then delete these instructions. Please do not delete instructions unless you are adding something to this section. If you don't know of any analogies, leave this section unchanged for someone else to improve on.)

= Mnemonics: = [insert mnemonics here] (give a mnemonic in place of the bracketed text above, then delete these instructions. Please do not delete instructions unless you are adding something to this section. If you don't know of any mnemonics, leave this section unchanged for someone else to improve on.)

=In the News:= [] This is a story about people who often fail to retrieve examples analogous to a current problem or situation. There is good evidence in comparing these and it explains the three experiments they tested on comparing two unsolved problems at test promote retrieval of a single previously studied analogue.

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