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basic level  

Définition

  • According to Rosch's theory of natural categories, a privileged categorical level of information processing. A basic level category is informative (members of the category have many attributes in common) and distinctive (members of a basic level category have few attributes in common with members of other categories of the same level). "[...] basic objects are the most inclusive categories whose members: (a) possess significant numbers of attributes in common, (b) have motor programs which are similar to one another, (c) have similar shapes, and (d) can be identified from averaged shapes of members of the class." (Rosch et al., 1976, p. 382).

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Note d'application

  • The basic level is used in a privileged way when people name or categorize objects, and appears first in child's development. However, the choice of the abstraction level depends on object typicality and the level of expertise.

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Référence(s) bibliographique(s)

  • • Brown, R. (1958). How shall a thing be called? Psychological Review, 65(1), 14–21. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0041727

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Cordier, F. (1993). Les représentations cognitives privilégiées : typicalité et niveau de base. Presses Universitaires de Lille.

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Rosch, E. (1978). Principles of categorization. In E. Rosch & B. Lloyd (Eds.), Cognition and categorization (p. 27‑48). Laurence Erlbaum Associates.

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Rosch, E., Mervis, C. B., Gray, W. D., Johnson, D. M., & Boyes-Braem, P. (1976). Basic objects in natural categories. Cognitive Psychology, 8(3), 382–439. https://doi.org/10.1016/0010-0285(76)90013-X

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

Créateur

  • Frank Arnould

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