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sensory/functional theory  

Definition

  • Theory postulating that concepts are organized in semantic memory according to their sensory or functional properties. The distinction between living things depends on their perceptual features while the distinction between nonliving things depends on their functional features.

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  • • Farah, M. J., & McClelland, J. L. (1991). A computational model of semantic memory impairment: modality specificity and emergent category specificity. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 120(4), 339. https://doi.org/10.1037/0096-3445.120.4.339

    [Study type: empirical study, simulation study / Access: closed]

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  • Frank Arnould

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