Concept information
Preferred term
cognitive economy
Definition(s)
- Economy in a semantic network by storing information that is common to multiple concepts in the upper-level concept in the hierarchy. For example, the properties "has wings", "flies", "has feathers" are not stored with the concept "Canary", but with the concept "Bird". The concept « Canary » inherits these properties.
Broader concept(s)
Belongs to group
Bibliographic citation(s)
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• Collins, A. M., & Quillian, M. R. (1969). Retrieval time from semantic memory. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 8(2), 240–247. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5371(69)80069-1
[Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
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• Conrad, C. (1972). Cognitive economy in semantic memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 92(2), 149–154. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0032072
[Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
Creator
- Frank Arnould
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-VNB6NL0W-4
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