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Basic objects in natural categories

19765,511 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Eleanor Rosch · University of California, Berkeley

Carolyn Β. Mervis

Wayne D. Gray · University of California, Berkeley

David M. Johnson · University of California, Berkeley

Penny Boyes-Braem · University of California, Berkeley

Topics & Keywords

Categorization, perception, and language Child and Animal Learning Development Language, Metaphor, and Cognition

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: Cognitive Psychology

Volume 8, Issue 3, pp. 382-439

DOI: 10.1016/0010-0285(76)90013-x

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 42.03

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