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The evolution of priming in cognitive competencies: To what extent is analogical reasoning adaptive?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 July 2008

Paul Bouissac
Paul Bouissac
Affiliation:
Department of French Linguistics, University of Toronto, Victoria College 205, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1K7, Canada. paul.bouissac@utoronto.cahttp://www.semioticon.com/people/bouissac.htm
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Abstract

This commentary questions the general assumptions concerning the cognitive value of analogical reasoning on which the argument developed by Leech et al. appears to rest. In order to better assess the findings of their meta-analysis, it shifts the perspective from development to evolution, and frames their “how” concern within a broader “why” issue.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 31 , Issue 4 , August 2008 , pp. 380 - 381
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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