INDUCTION OF CATEGORY DISTRIBUTIONS - A FRAMEWORK FOR CLASSIFICATION LEARNING
INDUCTION OF CATEGORY DISTRIBUTIONS - A FRAMEWORK FOR CLASSIFICATION LEARNING
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DOI:
10.1037/0278-7393.10.2.234
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
HOLYOAK, KJ
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作者:
FRIED, LS;HOLYOAK, KJ
Presents a framework for classification learning that assumes that learners use presented instances (whether labeled or unlabeled) to infer the density functions of category exemplars over a feature space and that subsequent classification decisions employ a relative likelihood decision rule based on these inferred density functions. A specific model based on this general framework, the category density model, is proposed to account for the induction of normally distributed categories either with or without error correction or provision of labeled instances. The model was implemented as a computer simulation. Results of 5 experiments with 257 undergraduates indicated that Ss could learn category distributions not only without error correction, but also without knowledge of the number of categories or even that there were categories to be learned. Findings dictate a more general learning model that integrates distributional representations based on both parametric descriptions and stored instances.(38 ref)(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)