Abstract
Does the typicality of an object affect how we identify it?
When we produce initial reference to a visible object, we are
influenced by a variety of factors, including what is visually
salient (bottom-up influences) as well as our previous experiences
with the object (top-down influences). In this study, we
seek to understand how the top-down influence of typicality
affects initial reference to an object. We use real world, everyday
objects, and focus on the visual properties of SHAPE and
MATERIAL. Our findings suggest that there is a tendency to
select the atypical over the typical. But we have only begun
to scratch the surface of understanding reference to real world
objects. The corresponding annotated corpus from this study
will be made available for future research on modeling reference
in visual domains.
When we produce initial reference to a visible object, we are
influenced by a variety of factors, including what is visually
salient (bottom-up influences) as well as our previous experiences
with the object (top-down influences). In this study, we
seek to understand how the top-down influence of typicality
affects initial reference to an object. We use real world, everyday
objects, and focus on the visual properties of SHAPE and
MATERIAL. Our findings suggest that there is a tendency to
select the atypical over the typical. But we have only begun
to scratch the surface of understanding reference to real world
objects. The corresponding annotated corpus from this study
will be made available for future research on modeling reference
in visual domains.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Cooperative Minds: Social Interaction and Group Dynamics |
Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the 35th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society |
Editors | Markus Knauff, Michael Pauen, Natalie Sebanz, Ipke Wachsmuth |
Place of Publication | Austin, TX |
Publisher | Cognitive Science Society |
Pages | 3062-3067 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-0-9768318-9-1 |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2013 |
Event | 35th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society - Berlin, Germany Duration: 31 Jul 2013 → 3 Aug 2013 |
Conference
Conference | 35th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society |
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Country/Territory | Germany |
City | Berlin |
Period | 31/07/13 → 3/08/13 |
Keywords
- referring expressions
- psycholinguistic experiment