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Learning to Manipulate and Categorize in Human and Artificial Agents
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Morlino, Giuseppe; Gianelli, Claudia; Borghi, Anna M.; Nolfi, Stefano – Cognitive Science, 2015
This study investigates the acquisition of integrated object manipulation and categorization abilities through a series of experiments in which human adults and artificial agents were asked to learn to manipulate two-dimensional objects that varied in shape, color, weight, and color intensity. The analysis of the obtained results and the…
Descriptors: Object Manipulation, Classification, Adults, Behavior
Action Alters Shape Categories
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Smith, Linda B. – Cognitive Science, 2005
Two experiments show that action alters the shape categories formed by 2-year-olds. Experiment 1 shows that moving an object horizontally (or vertically) defines the horizontal (or vertical) axis as the main axis of elongation and systematically changes the range of shapes seen as similar. Experiment 2 shows that moving an object symmetrically (or…
Descriptors: Young Children, Visual Stimuli, Recognition (Psychology), Cognitive Processes