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categorization  

Definition

  • The cognitive process of assigning items to classes based on the similarity of their properties. Categorization can be used as a strategy for encoding or retrieving memories.

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Entry terms

  • classification

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Bousfield, W. A. (1953). The occurrence of clustering in the recall of randomly arranged associates. Journal of General Psychology, 49(2), 229. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.1953.9712878

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
  • • Cohen, H., & Lefebvre, C. (Eds.). (2017). Handbook of categorization in cognitive science (Second edition). Elsevier.

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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