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Ameel, Eef; Storms, Gert – Journal of Memory and Language, 2006
In three studies, we investigated to what extent a geometrical representation in a psychological space succeeds in predicting typicality in animal, natural food and artifact concepts and whether contrast categories contribute to the prediction. In Study 1, we compared the predictive value of a family resemblance-based prototype model with a…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Predictor Variables, Concept Formation, Mathematical Models

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