Open AccessWhat makes for conceptual similarity?
Author(s) -
Olivera Savic,
Hope C. Sample
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
theoria
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-081X
pISSN - 0351-2274
DOI - 10.2298/theo1704077s
Subject(s) - similarity (geometry) , psychology , cognition , cognitive psychology , cognitive science , epistemology , term (time) , cognitive neuroscience , computer science , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , philosophy , physics , image (mathematics) , quantum mechanics
A significant number of phenomena in psychology is explained in terms of similarity. While the term has found to be useful in understanding and defining other phenomena, the similarity itself remains to be poorly understood and defined. Here we aim to discuss the current status of the concept of similarity as it is applied to research in cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience.