Categorization

Craig McGarty; Renata Bongiorno; Ana-Maria Bliuc

doi:10.4135/9781412972017.n22

Categorization

Craig McGarty, Renata Bongiorno, Ana-Maria Bliuc

Psychology

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Categorization is the process of understanding things by knowing what other things they are equivalent to and different from. It is a process that is widely stud-ied in cognitive and social psychology and in phi-losophy and linguistics. This entry offers an overview of categorization and outlines its functions, then describes the major views on category structure and representation and on category learning, formation, and use (drawn mainly from cognitive psychology). It also examines social psychological perspectives on biased stimulus processing and sense making, and concludes by considering a range of ongoing debates and controversies in the field.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Group Processes and Intergroup Relations
Editors	John M. Levine, Michael A. Hogg
Publisher	SAGE PublicationsSage CA: Los Angeles, CA
Pages	67-72
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781412972017
ISBN (Print)	9781412942089
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412972017.n22
Publication status	Published - 2010

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