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What is structural similarityand is it greater in living things?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 November 2001

Keith R. Laws
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, London Guildhall University, London E1 7NT, United Kingdom klaws@lgu.ac.uk
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Abstract

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Humphreys and Forde (H&F) propose that greater within- category structural similarity makes living things more difficult to name. However, recent studies show that normal subjects find it easier to name living than nonliving things when these are matched across category for potential artefacts. Additionally, at the level of single pixels, visual overlap appears to be greater for nonliving things.

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© 2001 Cambridge University Press