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Abstract
Similarity is an important facet of many aspects of human behavior. Similarity has also been identified as an important factor in combinatorial design creativity, specifically analogical reasoning (Chan et al. 2011) and combination of pairs of stimuli (Nagai et al. 2009). Analogical transfer occurs via a cognitive process of structural alignment (Gentner & Markman 1997) and the same is assumed to be true in a design context. Conceptual combination and similarity judgements, however, are both thought to operate via two independent processes of structural alignment and scenario creation (Wisniewski 1997). A number of authors have proposed metrics for similarity in design, however none appear to be supported by human perceptions of similarity. Investigation of the role of similarity in the combination of design concepts requires an understanding of the cognitive mechanisms by which designers perceive similarity. To wards such an understanding, an experiment is conducted to test the applicability of structural alignment as a model of design concept similarity judgement.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 2 Jul 2018 |
Event | Design Computing Cognition DCC18 - Politecnico di Milano, Lecco Campus, Lake Como, Italy Duration: 2 Jul 2018 → 4 Jul 2018 http://dccconferences.org/dcc18/ |
Conference
Conference | Design Computing Cognition DCC18 |
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Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Lake Como |
Period | 2/07/18 → 4/07/18 |
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Keywords
- similarity
- similarity judgements
- design concepts
- similarity processing
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- 2 Finished
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Doctoral Training Partnership (DTA - University of Strathclyde) | McTeague, Christopher
Rodgers, P. (Principal Investigator), Grealy, M. (Co-investigator) & McTeague, C. (Research Co-investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/02/15 → 6/03/23
Project: Research Studentship - Internally Allocated
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Feasibility of cognitive based Computer Aided Engineering Design (CAED)
Duffy, A. (Principal Investigator), Grealy, M. (Co-investigator), Hay, L. (Researcher) & Pidgeon, L. (Researcher)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/02/15 → 31/01/20
Project: Research
Activities
- 1 Participation in conference
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8th International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition
Hay, L. (Participant)
2 Jul 2018 → 4 Jul 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference