Similarity-based categorization and fuzziness of natural categories

Cognition

Volumn 65, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 137-165

  Hampton, James A ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Categorization; Concepts; Fuzzy; Similarity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTENTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PAIRED ASSOCIATE LEARNING; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PROBLEM SOLVING; REVIEW; THINKING;

ADULT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIRED-ASSOCIATE LEARNING; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; THINKING;

EID: 0031627550     PISSN: 00100277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-0277(97)00042-5     Document Type: Article

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