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Rules work on one representation; similarity compares two representations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2005

Todd M. Bailey
Todd M. Bailey*
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, Cardiff University, CardiffCF10 3YB, United Kingdomhttp://www.cf.ac.uk/psych/home/baileytm1
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baileytm1@cardiff.ac.uk
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Abstract

Rules and similarity refer to qualitatively different processes. The classification of a stimulus by rules involves abstract and usually domain-specific knowledge operating primarily on the target representation. In contrast, similarity is a relation between the target representation and another representation of the same type. It is also useful to distinguish associationist processes as a third type of cognitive process.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 28 , Issue 1 , February 2005 , pp. 16
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005

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