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Category-based Perception

Category-Based Perception is a cognitive mechanism within the domain of social categorization that refers to the process by which individuals interpret and organize sensory and social information according to pre-existing mental categories, thereby influencing perception and judgment of others based on salient social group memberships.

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384

Neural correlates of category-specific knowledge

Alex Martin, Cheri L. Wiggs, Leslie G. Ungerleider et al. · Nature · 1996 · 1.6K citations · Full text

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The role of category accessibility in the interpretation of information about persons: Some determinants and implications.

Thomas K. Srull, Robert S. Wyer · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1979 · 1.6K citations

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Category accessibility and impression formation

E. Tory Higgins, W. Steven Rholes, Carl R. Jones · Journal of Experimental Social Psychology · 1977 · 1.5K citations

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Social categorization and similarity in intergroup behaviour

Michael Billig, Henri Tajfel · European Journal of Social Psychology · 1973 · 1.3K citations

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A neuropsychological theory of multiple systems in category learning.

F. Gregory Ashby, Leola A. Alfonso-Reese, And U. Turken et al. · Psychological Review · 1998 · 1.2K citations

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Authors

759

  1. CN
    C. Neil Macrae

    University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    13 publications · 1.3K citations

    13

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  2. JB
    Jonathan B. Freeman

    New York University, United States

    6 publications · 436 citations

    6

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  3. WT
    W. Todd Maddox

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    6 publications · 235 citations

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  4. NA
    Nalini Ambady

    Tufts University, United States

    6 publications · 622 citations

    6

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  5. JH
    Janellen Huttenlocher

    University of Chicago, United States

    6 publications · 689 citations

    6

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Institutions

324

  1. Dartmouth College

    Hanover, United States

    11 h-index

    15 publications

    1K citations

  2. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    10 h-index

    18 publications

    1.3K citations

  3. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    10 h-index

    19 publications

    1.9K citations

  4. University of Aberdeen

    Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    11 publications

    953 citations

  5. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    9 h-index

    11 publications

    1.6K citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    9 h-index

    18 publications

    674 citations

  7. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    9 h-index

    16 publications

    1K citations

  8. University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    11 publications

    692 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    32 publications · 6.2K citations

    28

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  2. 19

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  3. Social Cognition

    13 publications · 974 citations

    13

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  4. Child Development

    13 publications · 1.1K citations

    13

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  5. Journal of Experimental Psychology General

    12 publications · 1.9K citations

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