Studies on How Children and Adults Use Analogical Reasoning

question 33

Multiple Choice

Studies on how children and adults use analogical reasoning:

• A) indicate that reasoning is based on relational similarity.
• B) support the claim that language is the medium of thought.
• C) disprove the claim that language is the medium of thought.
• D) bring up further questions for research.

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Definitions:

Self-Categorize

The process by which individuals identify and align themselves with particular groups or categories based on shared characteristics or beliefs.

Actor-Network

A theoretical and methodological approach within sociology and science and technology studies that emphasizes the agency of both human and non-human entities in the creation of social phenomena.

Micro-Macro

Refers to the analytical frameworks in social science that consider the interplay between individual (micro) and society-wide (macro) phenomena.

Agency-Structure

The ongoing debate and theoretical framework in sociology concerning the extent of an individual's free will (agency) versus the limiting or enabling effects of social structures.