Influences of Communication on Categorization and Similarity
نویسنده
چکیده
This paper reports three experiments that investigate the influence of pragmatic, communicative factors on categorization. Little attention has been given to the role played by pragmatic factors such as the intended audience and purpose of communication. Experiment 1 establishes baseline measures of categorization and similarity for a range of exemplars of biological categories. Experiment 2 reveals that the judged categorization and similarity of these exemplars is affected by the audience to whom such judgments would be communicated. Experiment 3 reveals that these judgments are also affected by the communicative purpose of the categorization. In combination, these data suggest that pragmatic factors have systematic effects on similarity and categorization, and suggestions are made as to how these might be explained.
منابع مشابه
Influences of communication on categorisation and similarity
This paper reports three experiments that investigate the influence of pragmatic, communicative factors on categorization. Little attention has been given to the role played by pragmatic factors such as the intended audience and purpose of communication. Experiment 1 establishes baseline measures of categorization and similarity for a range of exemplars of biological categories. Experiment 2 re...
متن کاملCd8234. 001-050
The distinction between rules and similarity is central to our understanding of much of cognitive psychology. Two aspects of existing research have motivated the present work. First, in different cognitive psychology areas we typically see different conceptions of rules and similarity; for example, rules in language appear to be of a different kind compared to rules in categorization. Second, r...
متن کاملKAN and RinSCut: Lazy Linear Classifier and Rank-in-Score Threshold in Similarity-Based Text Categorization
Two important research areas in statistical approaches for automated text categorization are similarity-based learning algorithms and associated thresholding strategies. The combination of these techniques significantly influences the overall performance of text categorization systems. After researching common techniques in both areas, we describe a lazy linear classifier known as the keyword a...
متن کاملThe rules versus similarity distinction.
The distinction between rules and similarity is central to our understanding of much of cognitive psychology. Two aspects of existing research have motivated the present work. First, in different cognitive psychology areas we typically see different conceptions of rules and similarity; for example, rules in language appear to be of a different kind compared to rules in categorization. Second, r...
متن کاملCultural Influences on Categorization Processes
Chiu (1972) reported that in a categorization task, Chinese children were more likely to categorize objects based on shared relationships, whereas American children were more likely to categorize objects based on similarity. This research examines whether such findings generalize to adults and whether cultural differences would also be observed in the activation of semantic concepts. In Experim...
متن کامل