@inproceedings{76df3c4ac338410d8dfc3fec78d9dfc3,
title = "Predicting focal colors with a rational model of representativeness",
abstract = "Best examples of categories lie at the heart of two major debates in cognitive science, one concerning universal focal colors across languages, and the other concerning the role of representativeness in inference. Here we link these two debates. We show that best examples of named color categories across 110 languages are well-predicted by a rational model of representativeness, and that this model outperforms several natural competitors. We conclude that categorization in the contested semantic domain of color may be governed by general principles that apply more broadly in cognition, and that these principles clarify the interplay of universal and language-specific forces in color naming.",
keywords = "Bayesian inference, Language and perception, color naming, representativeness, semantic universals",
author = "Abbott, {Joshua T.} and Terry Regier and Griffiths, {Thomas L.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} CogSci 2012.All rights reserved.; 34th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society: Building Bridges Across Cognitive Sciences Around the World, CogSci 2012 ; Conference date: 01-08-2012 Through 04-08-2012",
year = "2012",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Building Bridges Across Cognitive Sciences Around the World - Proceedings of the 34th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, CogSci 2012",
publisher = "The Cognitive Science Society",
pages = "60--65",
editor = "Naomi Miyake and David Peebles and Cooper, {Richard P.}",
booktitle = "Building Bridges Across Cognitive Sciences Around the World - Proceedings of the 34th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, CogSci 2012",
}