CONTEXT THEORY OF CLASSIFICATION LEARNING
CONTEXT THEORY OF CLASSIFICATION LEARNING
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DOI:
10.1037/0033-295x.85.3.207
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发表时间:
1978-01-01
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
SCHAFFER, MM
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作者:
MEDIN, DL;SCHAFFER, MM
Most theories dealing with ill-defined concepts assume that performance is based on category level information or a mixture of category level and specific item information. A context theory of classification is described in which judgments are assumed to derive exclusively from stored exemplar information. The main idea is that a probe item acts as a retrieval cue to access information associated with stimuli similar to the probe. The predictions of the context theory are contrasted with those of a class of theories (including prototype theory) that assume that the information entering into judgments can be derived from an additive combination of information from component cue dimensions. Across 4 experiments with 128 paid Ss, using both geometric forms and schematic faces as stimuli, the context theory consistently gave a better account of the data. The relation of context theory to other theories and phenomena associated with ill-defined concepts is discussed in detail.(42 ref)(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)