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RELATIONAL CONCEPT [1 record]

Record 1 2024-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education Theory and Methods
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Artificial Intelligence
DEF

A concept defined by the relationship between features of an object or between an object and its surroundings.

CONT

Relational concepts are based on how an object relates to something else, or how its features relate to one another. All of the following are relational concepts: "larger," "above," "left," "north," and "upside down." Another example is "brother," which is defined as "a male considered in his relation to another person having the same parents."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
  • Psychologie cognitive
  • Intelligence artificielle
CONT

Les concepts relationnels ne se définissent que les uns par rapport aux autres, comme «petit» et «grand» [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
  • Psicología cognitiva
  • Inteligencia artificial
CONT

Un concepto relacional es aquella categoría que se define por un tipo de relación, como "igual que" o "mayor que".

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