The Structure-Mapping Engine
Abstract
This paper describes the Structure-Mapping Engine (SME), a cognitive simulation program for studying human analogical processing. SME is based on Gentner's Structure-Mapping theory of analogy, and provides a 'tool kit' for constructing matching algorithms consistent with this theory. This flexibility enhances cognitive simulation studies by simplifying experimentation. Furthermore, SME is very efficient, making it a candidate component for machine learning systems as well. We review the Structure-Mapping theory and describe the design of the 'engine'. Next we demonstrate some examples of its operation. Finally, we discuss our plans for using SME in cognitive simulation studies. Keywords: Artificial intelligence; Cognitive simulation; Machine learning; Analogy.
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Falkenhainer et al. "The Structure-Mapping Engine." AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 1986.Markdown
[Falkenhainer et al. "The Structure-Mapping Engine." AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 1986.](https://mlanthology.org/aaai/1986/falkenhainer1986aaai-structure/)BibTeX
@inproceedings{falkenhainer1986aaai-structure,
title = {{The Structure-Mapping Engine}},
author = {Falkenhainer, Brian and Forbus, Kenneth D. and Gentner, Dedre},
booktitle = {AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence},
year = {1986},
pages = {272-277},
url = {https://mlanthology.org/aaai/1986/falkenhainer1986aaai-structure/}
}