UNSPECIFIED (2003) Similarity as transformation. COGNITION, 87 (1). pp. 1-32. ISSN 0010-0277

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Abstract

We propose that similarity is determined by the transformation distance between representations: entities which are perceived to be similar have representations which are readily transformed into one another, whereas transforming between dissimilar entities requires many transformations. We present three experiments that indicate that similarity is strongly influenced by transformation distance. These data present a challenge for featural or spatial accounts of similarity. Finally, we introduce a family of transformation-based accounts of similarity, called 'Representational Distortion', as a specific example of a transformational approach to similarity. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Journal or Publication Title:	COGNITION
Publisher:	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
ISSN:	0010-0277
Date:	February 2003
Volume:	87
Number:	1
Number of Pages:	32
Page Range:	pp. 1-32
Publication Status:	Published
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/10139

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