Markman, A.B. and Makin, V.S., 1998. Referential communication and category acquisition. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 127(4), p.331.
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<li><a href="/en/the%20need%20to%20establish%20reference">the need to establish reference</a> in communication also influences <a href="/en/category%20coherence">category coherence</a>
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<li>This proposal was tested in 2 studies involving a</li>
<li>referential communication task</li>
<li>consistency was promoted between individuals by communication</li>
<li>which synchronized the category structures of different people</li>
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<li>Further, people were focused on the commonalities of objects and on the differences related to the commonalities by communication--a pattern that is compatible with what has been observed in existing categories.
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<li><a href="/en/Lego">Lego</a></li>
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