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Associative and similarity-based processes in categorization decisions

J A Hampton1

  • 1Psychology Department, City University, London, England. j.a.hampton@city.ac.uk

Memory & Cognition
|October 24, 1997
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Categorization time depends on both item associations and similarity. Production frequency (PF) and typicality independently predict categorization speed, with typicality also affecting error rates.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Semantic Memory Research

Background:

  • Understanding natural category categorization relies on distinguishing between associative and similarity-based models.
  • Prior research suggests item properties influence categorization speed, but the precise mechanisms remain debated.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To differentiate between associative and similarity-based explanations for variations in natural category item categorization times.
  • To investigate the independent contributions of production frequency (PF) and rated typicality to categorization speed and accuracy.

Main Methods:

  • Experiment 1: Correlated categorization times for 531 words across 12 semantic categories with production frequency (PF), rated typicality, and familiarity.
  • Experiment 2: Manipulated task difficulty (item relatedness) and prior exemplar exposure to further dissociate PF and typicality effects on categorization time.

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Main Results:

  • Production frequency (PF) and typicality significantly and independently predicted categorization time in Experiment 1.
  • Typicality, but not familiarity, predicted error rates.
  • Experiment 2 showed task difficulty modulated typicality's effect, while exemplar exposure affected PF's contribution, dissociating the two measures.

Conclusions:

  • Categorization time is influenced by both associative retrieval (indexed by PF) and similarity-based decision processes (indexed by typicality).
  • The findings support a dual-component model of speeded categorization in natural categories.