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Direct linkStrößner, Corina; Schurz, Gerhard – Cognitive Science, 2020
The modifier effect refers to the fact that the perceived likelihood of a property in a noun category is diminished if the noun is modified. For example, "Pigs live on farms" is rated as more likely than "Dirty pigs live on farms." The modifier effect has been demonstrated in many studies, but the underlying cognitive…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Pragmatics, Nouns, Form Classes (Languages)
