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On the social nature of abstraction: cognitive implications of interaction and diversity

2022-06-03

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<p>The human capacity for abstraction is remarkable. We effortlessly form abstract representations from varied experiences, generalising and flexibly transferring experiences and knowledge between contexts, which can facilitate reasoning, problem-solving, and learning across many domains. The cognitive process of abstraction, however, is often portrayed and investigated as an individual process. This paper address...

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DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/x5zha

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