Conventional Wisdom: Negotiating Conventions of Reference Enhances Category Learning

Cognitive Science

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 607-634

  Voiklis, John ^a   Corter, James E ^b  

^a STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Category learning; Coordination; Joint activity; Pragmatics; Reference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ATTENTION; COMMUNICATION; CONCEPT FORMATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING; MALE; NEGOTIATING;

EID: 84860576536     PISSN: 03640213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-6709.2011.01230.x     Document Type: Article

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