Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
A test of the focusing hypothesis for category judgment: An explanation using the mental-box model. (English) |
| Authors: |
Hatori, Tsuyoshi, Takemura, Kazuhisa, Fujii, Satoshi, Ideno, Takashi |
| Source: |
Japanese Journal of Psychology; Jun2011, Vol. 82 Issue 2, p132-140, 9p |
| Subject Terms: |
FOOD, PSYCHOPHYSICS, SOCIAL judgment theory (Communication), HYPOTHESIS, INCOME |
| Abstract: |
This paper presents a new model of category judgment. The model hypothesizes that, when more attention is focused on a category, the psychological range of the category gets narrower (category-focusing hypothesis). We explain this hypothesis by using the metaphor of a "mental-box" model: the more attention that is focused on a mental box (i.e., a category set), the smaller the size of the box becomes (i.e., a cardinal number of the category set). The hypothesis was tested in an experiment (N = 40), where the focus of attention on prescribed verbal categories was manipulated. The obtained data gave support to the hypothesis: category-focusing effects were found in three experimental tasks (regarding the category of "food", "height", and "income"). The validity of the hypothesis was discussed based on the results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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