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Creative Model Construction in Scientists and Students - The Role of Imagery, Analogy, and Mental Simulation (Hardcover, 1st Corrected ed. 2008, Corr. 3rd printing 2009) Loot Price: R4,629

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Creative Model Construction in Scientists and Students - The Role of Imagery, Analogy, and Mental Simulation (Hardcover, 1st...

Creative Model Construction in Scientists and Students - The Role of Imagery, Analogy, and Mental Simulation (Hardcover, 1st Corrected ed. 2008, Corr. 3rd printing 2009)

John Clement

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How do scientists use analogies and other processes to break away from old theories and generate new ones? This book documents such methods through the analysis of video tapes of scientifically trained experts thinking aloud while working on unfamiliar problems. Some aspects of creative scientific thinking are difficult to explain, such as the power of analogies, the use of physical intuition, and the enigmatic ability to learn from thought experiments. The book examines the hypothesis that these processes are based on imagistic mental simulation as an underlying mechanism. This allows the analysis of insight (Aha ) episodes of creative theory formation. Advanced processes examined include specialized conserving transformations, Gedanken experiments, and adjusted levels of divergence in thinking.

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Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2009
First published:	July 2009
Authors:	John Clement
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 43mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	602
Edition:	1st Corrected ed. 2008, Corr. 3rd printing 2009
ISBN-13:	978-1-4020-6711-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Cognition & cognitive psychology > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4020-6711-9
Barcode:	9781402067112