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D. Gentner
International Conference on Computational Logic, 1978
International Conference on Computational Logic, 1978
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Gentner, D. (1978). Testing the Psychological Reality of a Representation Model. International Conference on Computational Logic.
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Gentner, D. “Testing the Psychological Reality of a Representation Model.” International Conference on Computational Logic (1978).
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@article{d1978a,
title = {Testing the Psychological Reality of a Representation Model},
year = {1978},
journal = {International Conference on Computational Logic},
author = {Gentner, D.}
}
Abstract
A r e s e a r c h program is desc r ibed i n which a p a r t i c u l a r r e p r e s e n t a t t o n a l format f o r meaning is t e s t e d as broad ly as p o s s i b l e . I n t h i s format, developed by t h e LNR r e s e a r c h group a t The U n i v e r s i t y of C a l i f o r n i a a t San Diego, v e r b s arg r e p r e s e n t e d as i n t e r c o n n e c t e d sets o f s u b p r e d i c a t e s . t h e s e s u b p r e d i c a t e s may be thought of as t h e a lmost i n e v i t a b l e i n f e r e n c e s t h a t a l i s t e n e r makes when a verb is used I n a sen tence . They c o n f e r a meaning s t r u c t u r e on t h e sen tence i n which t h e v e r b is used. To be p s y c h o l o g i c a l l y v a l i d , thege r e p r e s e n t a t i o n s should c a p t u r e ( a t least) 1 S i m i l a r i t y o f meaning The more similar two verbs seem i n meaning t o people , t h e more t h e i r r e p r e s e n t a t i o n s should over lap , 2 C o n f u s a b U i t y The more confusab le two verb meanings are, t h e more t h e i r r e p r e s e n t a t i o n s
