Copyright © 1983 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by photostat, microform, retrieval system, or any other means, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers 365 Broadway Hillsdale, New Jersey 07642 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Main entry under title: Mental models. (Cognitive science) Includes bibliographies and indexes. 1. Cognition. 2. Comprehension. 3. Knowledge, Theory of. I. Gentner, Dedre. II. Stevens, Albert L. III. Series: Cognitive science ( Lawrence Erlbaum Associates) BF311.M446 1983 153 82-21113 ISBN 0-89859-242-9 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 -iv- |