Considering the Prevalence of the "Stimulus Error" in Color Naming Research

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ID12822772
AuthorsKimberly A Jameson (0000-0002-6996-0697, University of California, Irvine, corresponding author), David Bimler (0000-0003-2405-0697), Don Dedrick (University of California, Irvine), Dawne Roberson (0000-0002-6778-8547)
Year2007
Volume7
Issue1-2
Pages119-142
Publication date2007-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Cognition and Culture (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1567-7095 • E-ISSN: 1568-5373
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/156853707x171847
OpenAlexW2119697984
LanguageEN
References cited8

In "Does the Basic Color Terms discussion suffer from the Stimulus Error?" Rolf Kuehni describes a research stumbling block known as the "stimulus error," and hints at the difficulties it causes for mainstream color naming research (Kuehni, is Issue). Among the issues intrinsic to Kuehni's "stimulus error" description is the important question of what can generally be inferred from color naming behaviors based on bounded samples of empirical stimuli. Here we examine some specifics of the color naming research issues that Kuehni raises. While we share Kuehni's view regarding potential problems caused by the "stimulus error" and his concern regarding its prevalence, Kuehni's commentary seems primarily aimed at stimulating a general discussion of color naming research implications, because the articles he critiques do not actually commit the "stimulus error" in any serious sense. Based on Kuehni's comments, we further examine some of the relevant empirical and theoretical implications for cross-cultural color naming research

Cognitive psychology · Commit · Empirical research · Mainstream · Statistics · Stimulus (psychology · Categorization, perception, and language · Color perception and design · Computer Science · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology

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