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  • Few studies examine category learning with cross-classified exemplars.
  • Understanding how study sequences affect learning of orthogonal category dimensions is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate the impact of interleaving and blocking category dimensions on learning.
  • Examine the "change one category at a time" (COCAT) principle in cross-classified category learning.

Main Methods:

  • Experiment 1: Compared interleaving one dimension while blocking another versus no comparison opportunities.
  • Experiment 2: Manipulated degree and frequency of change in cross-classified exemplar sequences.
  • Utilized cross-classified exemplars belonging to two orthogonal categories simultaneously.

Main Results:

  • Sequences interleaving one dimension and blocking another improved classification for both dimensions.
  • A carry-over effect showed equally good classification for blocked and interleaved categories.
  • Findings contradict discriminative contrast and attentional bias frameworks, supporting the COCAT principle.

Conclusions:

  • The "change one category at a time" (COCAT) principle explains effective category induction.
  • Managing feature-category mapping through controlled change enhances learning.
  • Learners accurately identify diagnostic features when the COCAT principle is implemented.