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Structure-mapping theory
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<p>Structure-mapping theory is a theory of <a href="/facts/Analogical_reasoning/LYcGaTdm">analogical reasoning</a>, developed by <a href="/facts/Dedre_Gentner/d05Dg12q">Dedre Gentner</a>, and for which she was awarded the 2016 <a href="/facts/Rumelhart_Prize/dpqkhjN7">David E. Rumelhart Prize</a> for Contributions to the Theoretical Foundations of Human Cognition. </p>