The Adaptive Nature of Human Categorization.

Anderson, John R.

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ERIC Number: EJ435133

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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The Adaptive Nature of Human Categorization.

Anderson, John R.

Psychological Review, v98 n3 p409-29 Jul 1991

A rational model of human categorization behavior is presented that assumes that categorization reflects the derivation of optimal estimates of the probability of unseen features of objects. A case is made that categorization behavior can be predicted from the structure of the environment. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Bayesian Statistics, Behavior Patterns, Classification, Equations (Mathematics), Mathematical Models, Probability, Visualization

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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