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R. W. Ferguson, A. Aminoff, D. Gentner
1996
1996
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Ferguson, R. W., Aminoff, A., & Gentner, D. (1996). Modeling Qualitative Differences in Symmetry Judgments.
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Ferguson, R. W., A. Aminoff, and D. Gentner. “Modeling Qualitative Differences in Symmetry Judgments” (1996).
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@article{r1996a,
title = {Modeling Qualitative Differences in Symmetry Judgments},
year = {1996},
author = {Ferguson, R. W. and Aminoff, A. and Gentner, D.}
}
Abstract
Symmetry perception is an important cognitive process across many areas of cognition. This research explores symmetry as a special case of similarity—self-similarity—and p roposes that qualitative relationships play a role in the early perception o f symmetry. To support t his claim, we present evidence from two p sychological studies where subjects performed symmetry judgments for r andomly constructed polygons. Subjects were faster and/or more acc urate a t detecting asymmetry for stimuli with qualitative asymmetries than for stimuli with equivalent quantitative asymmetries. Aspects of this effect are replicated using the MAGI computational model, which detects symmetry using a method of structural alignment. The results of this study suggest that qualitative information influences early perception of symmetry, and provides further support for the MAGI model.
