Psychological Essentialism¶
Medin, D., & Ortony, A. (1989). Psychological Essentialism. Similarity and Analogical Reasoning.
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- Essentialism
- Psychological essentialism as cognitive default (Gelman, Medin): young children treat categories (especially animal and gender categories) as having hidden essences causing observable properties
This sourceIntroduces psychological essentialism as the disposition to treat categories as having deep, hidden essences underlying observable features — supports the cognitive-disposition claim.
- Psychological essentialism as cognitive default (Gelman, Medin): young children treat categories (especially animal and gender categories) as having hidden essences causing observable properties
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