{"pk":50090,"title":"Interactive Dynamics with Concepts Varying in Abstractness and Vagueness","subtitle":null,"abstract":"This work explores the social dynamics triggered by abstract and concrete concepts (e.g., fantasy vs. bottle) integrating traditional research methods with an interactive paradigm. It introduces Vagueness, a semantic dimension that distinguishes between determinate and vague concepts (e.g., subtraction vs. freedom). A preliminary norming study reveals that while Vagueness is partially predicted by Abstractness, it represents a distinct and meaningful semantic component. The main study further demonstrates that Abstractness and Vagueness uniquely shape how dyads evaluate the quality of their collaborative interactions.","language":"eng","license":{"name":"","short_name":"","text":null,"url":""},"keywords":[{"word":"Psychology; Concepts and categories; Semantic memory; Bayesian modeling; Quantitative Behavior"}],"section":"Abstracts with Poster Presentation (accepted as Abstracts)","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5gf2s5w7","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Chiara","middle_name":"","last_name":"De Livio","name_suffix":"","institution":"Sapienza Univerisity of Rome","department":""},{"first_name":"Claudia","middle_name":"","last_name":"Mazzuca","name_suffix":"","institution":"Sapienza University of Rome","department":""},{"first_name":"Viola","middle_name":"","last_name":"Chillura","name_suffix":"","institution":"Sapienza University of Rome","department":""},{"first_name":"valerio","middle_name":"","last_name":"sperati","name_suffix":"","institution":"Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, National Research Council of Italy (ISTC-CNR)","department":""},{"first_name":"Anna","middle_name":"","last_name":"Borghi","name_suffix":"","institution":"Sapienza University of Rome","department":""}],"date_submitted":null,"date_accepted":null,"date_published":"2025-01-01T13:00:00-05:00","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/cognitivesciencesociety/article/50090/galley/38052/download/"}]}