New-feature learning: How common is it?

Category

Journal Article

Authors

French, R. M., Weaver, M.

Year

1998

Title

New-feature learning: How common is it?

Journal / book / conference

Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Abstract

The fixed-feature viewpoint Schyns et al. are opposing is not a widely held theoretical position but rather a working assumption of cognitive psychologists - and thus a straw man. We accept their demonstration of new-feature acquisition, but question its ubiquity in category learning. We suggest that new-feature learning (at least in adults) is rarer and more difficult than the authors suggest.

Issue

1

Volume

21

Pages

26

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