Evidence from aphasia is considered that leads to a distinction between abstract and concrete thought processes and hence for a distinction between rules and similarity. It is argued that perceptual classification is inherently a rule-following procedure and these rules are unable to be followed when a patient has difficulty with name comprehension and retrieval
Similarity is central for the definition of concepts in several theories in cognitive psychology. Ho...
<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p>Most theorists agree that adults can learn and use categories th...
Background: We often make judgments that require the consideration of several sources of information...
Abstract: Rules and similarity refer to qualitatively different processes. The classification of a s...
The key weakness of the proposed distinction between rules and similarity is that it effectively con...
The distinction between rule-based and similarity-based processes in cognition is of fundamental imp...
The distinction between rule-based and similarity-based processes in cognition is of fundamental imp...
Psychological studies of categorization often assume that all concepts are of the same general kind,...
Similarity-based and rule-based accounts of cognition are often portrayed as opposing accounts. In ...
Unless restricted to explicitly held, sharable beliefs that control and justify a person’s behavior,...
A central controversy in cognitive science concerns the roles of rules versus similarity. To gain so...
A series of experiments are reported on a patient (LEW) with difficulties in naming. Initial finding...
Similarity is central for the definition of concepts in several theories in cognitive psychology. Ho...
<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p>Most theorists agree that adults can learn and use categories th...
Background: We often make judgments that require the consideration of several sources of information...
Abstract: Rules and similarity refer to qualitatively different processes. The classification of a s...
The key weakness of the proposed distinction between rules and similarity is that it effectively con...
The distinction between rule-based and similarity-based processes in cognition is of fundamental imp...
The distinction between rule-based and similarity-based processes in cognition is of fundamental imp...
Psychological studies of categorization often assume that all concepts are of the same general kind,...
Similarity-based and rule-based accounts of cognition are often portrayed as opposing accounts. In ...
Unless restricted to explicitly held, sharable beliefs that control and justify a person’s behavior,...
A central controversy in cognitive science concerns the roles of rules versus similarity. To gain so...
A series of experiments are reported on a patient (LEW) with difficulties in naming. Initial finding...
Similarity is central for the definition of concepts in several theories in cognitive psychology. Ho...
<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p>Most theorists agree that adults can learn and use categories th...
Background: We often make judgments that require the consideration of several sources of information...