Do features arise out of nothing?

Behavioral and Brain Sciences 21 (1):38-39 (1998)
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This commentary questions the validity of the claim that new features can be constructed out of nothing during categorization. A minimal set of fixed features based on what human beings are able to detect is sufficient for categorization.

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10.1017/s0140525x98490101

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