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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Autores principales: Douglas Guilbeault, Andrea Baronchelli, Damon Centola
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a344b6f84898455e98dfd677ea310e342021-12-02T15:22:48ZExperimental evidence for scale-induced category convergence across populations10.1038/s41467-020-20037-y2041-1723https://doaj.org/article/a344b6f84898455e98dfd677ea310e342021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20037-yhttps://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Category 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.Douglas GuilbeaultAndrea BaronchelliDamon CentolaNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2021)
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Experimental evidence for scale-induced category convergence across populations
description 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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author Douglas Guilbeault
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title Experimental evidence for scale-induced category convergence across populations
title_short Experimental evidence for scale-induced category convergence across populations
title_full Experimental evidence for scale-induced category convergence across populations
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title_full_unstemmed Experimental evidence for scale-induced category convergence across populations
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