Filling in the Blanks: A Theory of Cognitive Categories and the Structure of Social Affiliation

Volume: 55, Issue: 2, Pages: 118 - 127
Published: Jun 1, 1992
Abstract
This paper shows that people are aware of who is affiliated with whom in their immediate social world. Their perceptions of the patterning oh affiliation, however, do not correspond to the patterning actually displayed by interacting humans. Affiliation is not categorical; perceptions of affiliation are, however. On the basis of experimental evidence about errors in learning simple social structures, a theory that accounts for this discrepancy...
Paper Details
Title
Filling in the Blanks: A Theory of Cognitive Categories and the Structure of Social Affiliation
Published Date
Jun 1, 1992
Volume
55
Issue
2
Pages
118 - 127
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