Experimental evidence for scale-induced category convergence across populations

Category systems exhibit striking agreement across many cultures, yet paradoxically individuals exhibit large variation in the categorization of novel stimuli. Here the authors show that critical mass dynamics explain the convergence of independent populations on shared category systems.

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Main Authors: Douglas Guilbeault, Andrea Baronchelli, Damon Centola
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/a344b6f84898455e98dfd677ea310e34
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