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Central tendencies, extreme points, and prototype enhancement effects in ill-defined perceptual categorization

Thomas J. Palmeri Vanderbilt University, Nashville, U.S.A.
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Robert M. Nosofsky Indiana University, Bloomington, U.S.A.
Pages 197-235 | Published online: 22 Oct 2010

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Maria P. Henriksson. (2019) Cue abstraction and ideal prototype abstraction in estimation tasks. Journal of Cognitive Psychology 31:1, pages 76-91.
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J. David Smith. (2013) Prototypes, exemplars, and the natural history of categorization. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 21:2, pages 312-331.
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David A. Ross, Mickael Deroche & Thomas J. Palmeri. (2013) Not just the norm: Exemplar-based models also predict face aftereffects. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 21:1, pages 47-70.
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Jennifer J. Richler & Thomas J. Palmeri. (2014) Visual category learning. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science 5:1, pages 75-94.
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