Philology, pedagogy, and psychology

2011 Issue №2

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Categorization as a basic cognitive procedure

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18-28

Abstract

The article provides an overview of the existing theories of categorization and their critical analysis categorization is a basic cognitive process, providing a basis for a variety of cognitive activities. The author tracks down the evolution of different theories of categorization and their interpretation.

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