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Representativeness had a potent effect on generalization; much greater generalization occurred when the initial instance was highly representative of the category as a whole.
“The results showed that representativeness had a potent effect on generalization.Much greater generalization occurred when the initial instance was highly representative of the category as a whole.”
From Human adults and human infants show a “perceptual magnet effect” for the prototypes of speech categories, monkeys do not (1991) · cites this paper as Rips, 1975
Studies on topics as diverse as inductive reasoning, social cognition, and lexical categories indicate that the function of representativeness or typicality is increased generalization-prototypes show increased generalization to other members of the category, relative to nonprototypes.
“Thus, studies on topics as diverse as inductive reasoning, social cognition, and lexical categories indicate that the function of representativeness or typicality is increased generalization-prototypes show increased generalization to other members of the category, relative to nonprototypes.”
From Human adults and human infants show a “perceptual magnet effect” for the prototypes of speech categories, monkeys do not (1991) · cites this paper as Rips, 1975
In experiments examining the semantic structure of inductive judgments about category members, typicality of the member strongly affects subjects' judgments.
“For example, in experiments examining the semantic structure of inductive judgments about category members (Rips, 1975), subjects show that the typicality of the member strongly affects subjects' judgments.”
From Human adults and human infants show a “perceptual magnet effect” for the prototypes of speech categories, monkeys do not (1991) · cites this paper as Rips, 1975
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- Authors
- Rips, L. J.
- Affiliations
- University of Chicago (US)
- Corresponding author
- Rips, Lance J.
- ORCID
- Rips, Lance J.
- Venue
- Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1975-12
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 665-681
- ISSN
- 0022-5371 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1976323611
- Cited by
- 465
- References
- 33
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 40 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 16 · 2012: 23
- FWCI
- 4.10
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Categorization, perception, and language
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Keywords
- natural categories, semantic structure, category structure, typicality, generalization, category learning
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