title: On the Theorem of Correspondence.
abstract: In a recent paper, Mammen (Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science, 50, 196-233, 2016a) brought novel arguments into the discussion concerning the importance of being able to single out and track objects through space and time. Mammen offered a formal account of two basic, yet distinct, ways in which we as human beings encounter objects in the real world, that is, sense and choice categories. In this paper I discuss aspects of his theory and in particular the Theorem of Correspondence. I shall attempt to argue that Mammen's formal account is indeed a novel and powerful analytical generic tool allowing us to see the important relevance in different domains of being able to establish choice categories. Meanwhile, I will attempt to show that evidence from the so-called multiple object tracking studies -- even though these use highly artificial stimuli -- provide compelling evidence in support of Mammen's formal account.
authors.affiliation: Center on Autobiographical Memory Research, Department of Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences, Aarhus University, Bartholins Allé 9, Building 1350, DK-8000, Aarhus C., Denmark. peter@psy.au.dk.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Krøjgaard
mesh_terms: D003210:Concept Formation; D006801:Humans; D010465:Perception; D011582:Psychological Theory
keywords: Choice categories; Multiple object tracking; Sense categories; Theorem of correspondence