Categories and Concepts¶
Smith, E. E., & Medin, D. L. (1981). Categories and Concepts. Harvard University Press.
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- Classification
- It separates heterogeneous items into homogeneous groups, creating a stable map where similar items cluster and dissimilar items are separated, a pattern Smith and Medin (1981) document across the empirical and theoretical literature on category structure.
This sourceCanonical synthesis of theoretical and empirical work on category structure (classical, probabilistic, exemplar views): entities are matched to criteria, assigned by rule, and yield category structures used for downstream reasoning.
- It separates heterogeneous items into homogeneous groups, creating a stable map where similar items cluster and dissimilar items are separated, a pattern Smith and Medin (1981) document across the empirical and theoretical literature on category structure.
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