Article: Prior knowledge enhances the category dimensionality effect

Article: Prior knowledge and exemplar frequency
Memory & Cognition;  October 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... frequency affects category learning, with high ... items, and prior knowledge usually speeds category learning. In two experiments ... resonance model of category learning (Rehder & ... conclude that prior knowledge may change representations ...

Article: Subtyping as a knowledge preservation strategy in category ...
Memory & Cognition;  April 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... subtyping can influence category learning. In each experiment ... thereby facilitating category learning. Contrary to expectations ... with traditional category-learning procedures. By ... facilitated when prior knowledge can be brought ...

Article: Studies from New York University, Department of Psychology update ...
Life Science Weekly;  November 11, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... frequency affects category learning, with high ... items, and prior knowledge usually speeds category learning. In two experiments ... resonance model of category learning (Rehder & ... conclude that prior knowledge may change representations ...

Article: Studies from University of Texas provide new data on cognition.
Health & Medicine Week;  August 18, 2008 ;     667 words ... ... influence of prior knowledge and stimulus dimensionality on category learning was conducted ... representing prior knowledge), combined ... model of category learning. Hoffman and ... Cognition (Prior knowledge enhances the ...

Incremental category learning without external information: ...
British Journal of Psychology;  February 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... the past two decades the topic of category learning has received considerable attention ... Smith & Medin, 1981). Category learning as an area of study evolved from ... squareness). In contrast, the category-learning approach extends consideration to ...

Article: Dual-task interference in perceptual category ...
Memory & Cognition;  March 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... demanding dual task on perceptual category learning was investigated. In Experiment ... Experiment 1, unidimensional rule-based category learning was disrupted more by the dual working ... than was information integration category learning. In addition, rule-based category ...

Article: The effects of positive versus negative feedback on ...
Perception and Psychophysics;  August 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... number of studies have shown that in category learning, providing feedback about errors ... during information-integration category learning are reported. Information-integration ... been studied only in rule-based category learning tasks-that is, tasks in which ...