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100 years of psychology of concepts: the theoretical notion of concept and its operationalization

Machery, E (2007) 100 years of psychology of concepts: the theoretical notion of concept and its operationalization. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C :Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, 38 (1). 63 - 84. ISSN 1369-8486

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Abstract

The operationalization of scientific notions is instrumental in enabling experimental evidence to bear on scientific propositions. Conceptual change should thus translate into operationalization change. This article describes some important experimental works in the psychology of concepts since the beginning of the twentieth century. It is argued that since the early days of this field, psychologists' theoretical understanding of concepts has been modified several times. However, in all cases but one, these theoretical changes did not translate into changes in the operationalization of the notion of concept learning. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.


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Item Type: Article
Status: Published
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Machery, Emachery@pitt.eduMACHERY
Date: 1 March 2007
Date Type: Publication
Journal or Publication Title: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C :Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Volume: 38
Number: 1
Page Range: 63 - 84
DOI or Unique Handle: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2006.12.005
Schools and Programs: Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > History and Philosophy of Science
Refereed: Yes
ISSN: 1369-8486
Date Deposited: 27 Feb 2013 20:07
Last Modified: 02 Feb 2019 15:59
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/17440

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