The effect of spatial distance between objects on categorization level

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Beitragende

  • Iris K. Schneider - , Universität zu Köln (Autor:in)
  • André Mattes - , Universität zu Köln (Autor:in)

Abstract

We show that spatial distance between two objects influences how people categorize these objects. We report three (two pre-registered) experiments that show that when objects are presented close together (proximal), they are more likely to be categorized in a superordinate category than when they are presented further apart (distant). In Experiments 1A and 1B, participants provided spontaneous category labels in an open response format. In Experiment 2, we asked participants to indicate their preference for either of two category labels. We found that when objects were close together, they were categorized more often into superordinate categories than when objects were far apart (Experiments 1A and 2). Our findings demonstrate that the categorization of objects is, in part, determined by where they are in relation to other objects.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)230–242
Seitenumfang13
FachzeitschriftPsychonomic bulletin & review
Jahrgang29
Ausgabenummer1
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Feb. 2022
Peer-Review-StatusJa
Extern publiziertJa

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Scopus 85111872234

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