Abstract
How a memory probe is structured — the ‘bait’ on the hook — determines whether distant analogies are caught at retrieval time; target comparison at retrieval promotes schema abstraction that facilitates analogical reminding (Loewenstein, 2010).
Loewenstein, J. (2010). How one’s hook is baited matters for catching an analogy. In Psychology of Learning and Motivation (Vol. 53, pp. 149–182). Elsevier. DOI
Key findings
- Retrieval-time schema induction: — Comparing analogous targets at retrieval promotes abstraction of shared relational structure → better memory probe for future reminding (Gentner, Loewenstein, Thompson, & Forbus, 2009; Kurtz & Loewenstein, 2007).
- Hook-baited metaphor: — Chapter title frames retrieval probe design as fishing — how the hook is baited determines what analogies are caught.
Application
When a learner who studied a convergence problem months ago fails to retrieve it when facing a structurally similar business case — unless given a second isomorphic problem to compare at retrieval time (Kurtz & Loewenstein, 2007 method) — open this cite for the study behind the move.