Category-specific effects on the identification of non-manipulable objects

Theories of category-specific effects on visual object identification predict easier identification of non-living than living objects. The Sensory–Functional theory credits greater representational weighting of the visual properties of living objects independent of greater weighting of the functiona...

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Veröffentlicht in:Brain and cognition 2006-12, Vol.62 (3), p.228-240
Hauptverfasser: McMullen, Patricia A., Purdy, Kerri S.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Theories of category-specific effects on visual object identification predict easier identification of non-living than living objects. The Sensory–Functional theory credits greater representational weighting of the visual properties of living objects independent of greater weighting of the functional properties of non-living objects. It predicts a lost or reversed non-living advantage for non-manipulable objects. Normal participants matched pictures of non-manipulable objects with words describing three levels of identity while visual object similarity, and concept familiarity were controlled. Consistent with the Sensory–Functional theory, living objects were matched faster than non-living objects. Concept familiarity facilitated subordinate matches. Visual similarity hampered subordinate matches and facilitated basic matches.
ISSN:0278-2626
1090-2147
DOI:10.1016/j.bandc.2006.06.002