Markman, A.B. and Makin, V.S., 1998. Referential communication and category acquisition. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 127(4), p.331.
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the need to establish reference in communication also influences category coherence
- This proposal was tested in 2 studies involving a
- referential communication task
- consistency was promoted between individuals by communication
- which synchronized the category structures of different people
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Further, people were focused on the commonalities of objects and on the differences related to the commonalities by communication—a pattern that is compatible with what has been observed in existing categories.
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