Multiple (external) representations can provide unique benefits when people are learning
complex new ideas. Unfortunately, many studies have shown this promise is not always …

When we try to remember whether we left a window open or closed, do we actually see the
window in our mind? If we do, does this mental image play a role in how we think? For …

Although connectionism is advocated by its proponents as an alternative to the classical
computational theory of mind, doubts persist about its computational credentials. Our aim is …

This article develops a theoretical framework for the study of students' construction of mixed
multiple external representations in design-based learning situations involving an …

This study investigated the representations that readers construct for narratives describing a
sequence of events. Participants read narratives describing 4 successive events in …

In the first comprehensive formulation of the theory of mental models, Johnson-Laird
proposes several constraints on any psychological theory of reasoning. He argues that his …

Brooks and colleagues (SW Allen & LR Brooks, 1991; G. Regehr & LR Brooks, 1993) have
shown that the classification of transfer stimuli is influenced by their similarity to training …

Recent research has shown that rational decisions may require the participation of
emotions. It would follow that an adequate model of real-world decision-making has to …

It is commonly accepted that designers of supervisory control systems cannot
comprehensively anticipate operators' information needs. In order to compensate the lack …

The focus of this paper is the relation between Steven Kosslyn's visual mental images and
Johnson-Laird's mental models. Knauff et al. presented empirical evidence and a …