Defending the concept of "concepts".
We critically review key lines of evidence and theoretical argument relevant to Machery's "heterogeneity hypothesis." These include interactions between different kinds of concept representations, unified approaches to explaining contextual effects on concept retrieval, and a critique of empirical dissociations as evidence for concept heterogeneity. We suggest there are good grounds for retaining the concept construct in human cognition.
Hayes
Brett K
BK
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. b.hayes@unsw.edu.au
Kearney
Lauren
L
D003071:Cognition; D003210:Concept Formation; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011582:Psychological Theory