Tests and models of non-compositional concepts

Kitto, K; Bruza, P

Tests and models of non-compositional concepts

Kitto, K

Bruza, P

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Publisher:: Cognitive Science Society
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Building Bridges Across Cognitive Sciences Around the World: Proceedings of the 34th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, 2012, pp. 1792 - 1797
Issue Date:: 2012-05-02

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dc.contributor.author	Kitto, K https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7642-7121	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Bruza, P	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Miyake, N	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Peebles, D	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Cooper, R	en_US
dc.date	2012-08-01	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-05-02	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Building Bridges Across Cognitive Sciences Around the World: Proceedings of the 34th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, 2012, pp. 1792 - 1797	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978 - 0 - 9768318 - 8 - 4	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/121345
dc.description.abstract	The question of under what conditions conceptual representation is compositional remains debatable within cognitive science. This paper proposes a well developed mathematical apparatus for a probabilistic representation of concepts, drawing upon methods developed in quantum theory to propose a formal test that can determine whether a specific conceptual combination is compositional, or not. This test examines a joint probability distribution modeling the combination, asking whether or not it is factorizable. Empirical studies indicate that some combinations should be considered non-compositionally.	en_US
dc.publisher	Cognitive Science Society	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Building Bridges Across Cognitive Sciences Around the World: Proceedings of the 34th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society	en_US
dc.title	Tests and models of non-compositional concepts	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location.activity	Sapporo, Japan	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Teaching and Learning)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Teaching and Learning)/Connected Intelligence Centre
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Abstract:

The question of under what conditions conceptual representation is compositional remains debatable within cognitive science. This paper proposes a well developed mathematical apparatus for a probabilistic representation of concepts, drawing upon methods developed in quantum theory to propose a formal test that can determine whether a specific conceptual combination is compositional, or not. This test examines a joint probability distribution modeling the combination, asking whether or not it is factorizable. Empirical studies indicate that some combinations should be considered non-compositionally.

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