Analogical reasoning is a problem solving process that involves accessing similar past experiences or information stored in memory and mapping elements of a current novel problem to elements of an analogous stored experience. The document then provides examples of analogical reasoning in problem solving, such as using maps, models or pictures to symbolically represent a problem. It also discusses learning as a process of creating knowledge through transforming experiences, and provides examples of how collecting experiences can help one learn, like a plant collecting sunlight, water and nutrients.