Concepts do more than categorize

被引:75
作者
Solomon, KO [1 ]
Medin, DL [1 ]
Lynch, E [1 ]
机构
[1] Northwestern Univ, Dept Psychol, Evanston, IL 60208 USA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
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10.1016/S1364-6613(99)01288-7
中图分类号
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Concepts underlie all higher-level cognitive processes. Until recently, the study of concepts has largely been the study of categorization. But categorization is only one conceptual function among several. We argue that concepts should be instead studied in the context of a system of interrelated functions.
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页码:99 / 105
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