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Referential communication and category acquisition

A B Markman1, V S Makin

  • 1Department of Psychology, Columbia University, USA. markman@psy.utexas.edu

Journal of Experimental Psychology. General
|December 19, 1998
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Communication synchronizes category structures between individuals, highlighting commonalities and differences. This suggests that studying category coherence requires incorporating referential communication tasks into research methodologies.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Linguistics
  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • Category coherence is explained by feature correlations, conceptual system design, and world theories.
  • The role of communication in establishing reference and influencing category coherence is proposed.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if the need for reference in communication influences category coherence.
  • To determine if communication synchronizes category structures between individuals.

Main Methods:

  • Two studies utilized a referential communication task.
  • Participants engaged in communication to promote consistency and synchronize category structures.

Main Results:

  • Communication successfully promoted consistency and synchronized category structures among individuals.

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  • Communication focused participants on object commonalities and their related differences, mirroring existing category patterns.

    • Conclusions:

    • The need to establish reference in communication is a significant factor in category coherence.
    • Categorization research should integrate communication tasks to better understand category structure formation.