Similarity: A Transformational Approach
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Representational Distortion is a new account of similarity in which the transformation distance between representations determines similarity: entities that are perceived to be similar have representations that are readily transformed into one another, whereas dissimilar entities require numerous transformations. Here we present experimental evidence in favour of this viewpoint.
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تاریخ انتشار 2001