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The abstraction of form in semantic categories.

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Rubin, DC; Stoltzfus, ER; Wall, KL
January 1991

Undergraduates were asked to generate a name for a hypothetical new exemplar of a category. They produced names that had the same numbers of syllables, the same endings, and the same types of word stems as existing exemplars of that category. In addition, novel exemplars, each consisting of a nonsense syllable root and a prototypical ending, were accurately assigned to categories. The data demonstrate the abstraction and use of surface properties of words.

Duke Scholars

Publication Date

January 1991

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Related Subject Headings

  • Verbal Learning
  • Semantics
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Phonetics
  • Mental Recall
  • Humans
  • Form Perception
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Concept Formation
  • Adult
 

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Rubin, D. C., Stoltzfus, E. R., & Wall, K. L. (1991). The abstraction of form in semantic categories.
Rubin, D. C., E. R. Stoltzfus, and K. L. Wall. “The abstraction of form in semantic categories.,” January 1991.
Rubin DC, Stoltzfus ER, Wall KL. The abstraction of form in semantic categories. 1991 Jan;
Rubin, D. C., et al. The abstraction of form in semantic categories. Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Jan. 1991.
Rubin DC, Stoltzfus ER, Wall KL. The abstraction of form in semantic categories. Springer Science and Business Media LLC; 1991 Jan;

Publication Date

January 1991

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Related Subject Headings

  • Verbal Learning
  • Semantics
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Phonetics
  • Mental Recall
  • Humans
  • Form Perception
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Concept Formation
  • Adult