Year: 2001
Type: article
Abstract: A fundamental question in the study of concepts is what makes sets of examples cohere as categories.We present results of three studies designed to compare standard taxonomic categories with categories that take their meaning from relationships extending outside of the individual example.An exemplar generation task is used to differentiate relational categories from taxonomic kinds and to compare possible subtypes of extrinsically cohering categories based on goals or thematic contexts.Results provide strong support for the intrinsicextrinsic distinction and reveal signatures of underlying organization among the types of categories investigated.
Authors: Kenneth J. Kurtz, Dedre Gentner
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2621176084