CJO - Abstract - Depicting second-order isomorphism and “depictive” representations

Behavioral and Brain Sciences (2002), 25 : 182-183 Cambridge University Press

Copyright © 2002 Cambridge University Press

doi:10.1017/S0140525X0222004X

Published online by Cambridge University Press 19 Mar 2003

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences (2002), 25:2:182-183 Cambridge University Press
Copyright © 2002 Cambridge University Press
doi:10.1017/S0140525X0222004X

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Depicting second-order isomorphism and “depictive” representations

Hedy Amiri ^a1 and Chad J. Marsolek ^a1
^a1 Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 amir0010@tc.umn.edu chad.j.marsolek-1@umn.edu http://levels.psych.umn.edu

Abstract

According to Pylyshyn, depictive representations can be explanatory only if a certain kind of first-order isomorphism exists between the mental representations and real-world displays. What about a system with second-order isomorphism (similarities between different mental representations corresponding with similarities between different real-world displays)? Such a system may help to address whether “depictive” representations contribute to the visual nature of imagery.