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Representation of similarities – a psychometric but not an explanatory concept for categorization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 1998

Martin Jüttner
Affiliation:
Institute for Medicinal Psychology, University of Munich, Munich, D-80336, [email protected] lrz.muenchen.de/~u7fo1bg/www/

Abstract

The representation of similarities is a viable concept for a cognitive extension of visual psychophysics to the recognition of shapes, bringing issues such as similarity and categorization back into that field. However, as a framework it appears too general to place constraints on a particular process model for categorization. In particular, a preference for Chorus-like schemes with respect to structure-oriented approaches is unwarranted.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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