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Basic-level kinds and object persistence.
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Memory & Cognition . Apr2009, Vol. 37 Issue 3, p292-301. 10p. 1 Chart, 2 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- In three experiments, we explored the basis of adults' judgments of individual object persistence through transformation. Participants watched scenarios in which an object underwent a transformation into an object belonging to the same or a different basic-level kind. Participants were queried about the object's persistence through the transformation as an individual (indexed by its proper name) and as a member of the original kind (indexed by its basic-level count noun in Experiments 1 and 2, or by its superordinate-level noun in Experiment 3). In all experiments, participants rated objects that were altered in a way that maintained basic-level kind to be less likely to retain their proper name than those that were altered in a way that changed basic-level kind. These findings suggest that shared basic-level kind membership serves as a dimension of similarity over which objects' unique individual identities are highlighted. We discuss the implications of the results for existing theoretical accounts of adults' judgments of individual object persistence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0090502X
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Memory & Cognition
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 39060314
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3758/MC.37.3.292