Journal article
Same-different discrimination: the keel and backbone of thought and reasoning
Journal of experimental psychology. Animal behavior processes, Vol.36(1), pp.3-22
01/2010
DOI: 10.1037/a0016327
PMID: 20141313
Abstract
Discriminating same from different collections of items is central to human thought and reasoning. Recent comparative research suggests that same-different discrimination behavior is not uniquely human, does not require human language, is based on the variability of the collection of items, obeys fundamental psychophysical laws, and may be captured by quantitative models of the stimulus collection. The comparative study of same-different discrimination behavior sheds fresh light on the mechanisms and functions of abstract conceptualization. This study also has prompted the development of a theory-the Finding Differences Model-that successfully explains a wealth of findings in the comparative psychology of same-different discrimination behavior.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Same-different discrimination: the keel and backbone of thought and reasoning
- Creators
- Edward A Wasserman - Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242-1407, USA. ed-wasserman@uiowa.eduMichael E Young
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of experimental psychology. Animal behavior processes, Vol.36(1), pp.3-22
- DOI
- 10.1037/a0016327
- PMID
- 20141313
- NLM abbreviation
- J Exp Psychol Anim Behav Process
- ISSN
- 0097-7403
- eISSN
- 1939-2184
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association; United States
- Grant note
- name: National Science Foundation, award: IBN 99–04569
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/2010
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences; Iowa Neuroscience Institute
- Record Identifier
- 9984070547602771
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