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disposition > cognition > mental representation > amodal representation

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amodal representation  

Definition

  • Idea that the format of conceptual representations is abstract and has lost any perceptual properties.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • abstract representation
  • amodal symbol

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Haimovici, S. (2018). The modal—amodal distinction in the debate on conceptual format. Philosophies, 3(2), 7. https://doi.org/10.3390/philosophies3020007

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

  • • Michel, C. (2021). Overcoming the modal/amodal dichotomy of concepts. Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences, 20(4), 655‑677. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11097-020-09678-y

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

  • • Spence, C., & Di Stefano, N. (2024). What, if anything, can be considered an amodal sensory dimension? Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 31(5), 1915–1933. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-023-02447-3

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-FS7BMM5M-8

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