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The Novel Object and Unusual Name (NOUN) database: a collection of novel images for use in experimental research
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posted on 2023-06-08, 22:00 authored by Jessica HorstJessica Horst, Michael C HoutMany experimental research designs require images of novel objects. Here we introduce the Novel Object and Unusual Name (NOUN) Database. This database contains 64 primary novel object images and additional novel exemplars for ten basic- and nine global-level object categories. The objects’ novelty was confirmed by both self-report and a lack of consensus on questions that required participants to name and identify the objects. We also found that object novelty correlated with qualifying naming responses pertaining to the objects’ colors. Results from a similarity sorting task (and subsequent multidimensional scaling analysis on the similarity ratings) demonstrated that the objects are complex and distinct entities that vary along several featural dimensions beyond simply shape and color. A final experiment confirmed that additional item exemplars comprise both sub- and superordinate categories. These images may be useful in a variety of settings, particularly for developmental psychology and other research in language, categorization, perception, visual memory and related domains.
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Behavior Research MethodsISSN
1554-351XPublisher
Psychonomic SocietyExternal DOI
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4Volume
48Page range
1393-1409Department affiliated with
- Psychology Publications
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2015-08-03First Open Access (FOA) Date
2016-11-17First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2015-09-09Usage metrics
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