Reference-point Reasoning and Comparison Asymmetries
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چکیده
Comparison asymmetries are most often explained in terms of underlying asymmetries in the perceived similarity of the comparison items, which in turn are seen as arising from the differential weighting of distinctive features of the target and base representations. In two experiments, we fail to confirm the predictions of the standard account. Rather, comparison asymmetries seem to follow from two general principles. First, certain items act as cognitive reference points that other, less prominent category members are located in terms of or assimilated to. And second, the target and base terms of a comparison play different semantic roles, with the target acting as the figure and the base acting as the ground.
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