@misc{cogprints658, volume = {52}, number = {1}, title = {The Analogical Mind}, author = {Keith J. Holyoak and P. Thagard}, year = {1997}, pages = {35--44}, journal = {American Psychologist}, url = {http://cogprints.org/658/}, abstract = {We examine the use of analogy in human thinking from the perspective of a multiconstraint theory, which postulates three basic types of constraints: similarity, structure and purpose. The operation of these constraints is apparent in both laboratory experiments on analogy and in naturalistic settings, including politics, psychotherapy, and scientific research. We sketch how the multiconstraint theory can be implemented in detailed computational simulations of the analogical human mind.} }