ABSTRACT Abstract concepts differ from concrete concepts in several ways. Here, we focus on what we refer to as situational systematicity: The objects and relations that constitute an abstract concept (e.g., justice) are more dispersed through space and time than are those that typically constitute a concrete concept (e.g., chair); a larger set of objects and relations constitute an abstract concept than a concrete one; and exactly which objects and relations constitute a concept is more context-dependent for abstract concepts. We thus refer to abstract concepts as having low situational systematicity. We contend that situational systematicity, rather than abstractness per se, is a critical determinant of the cognitive, behavioural, and neural phenomena associated with concepts. Further, viewing concepts as schema provides insight into (i) the situation-based dynamics of concept learning and representation and (ii) the functional significance of the brain regions and their interactions that comprise the schema control network.

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情境系统性：图式在理解抽象概念和具体概念之间的差异方面的作用

摘要 抽象概念在几个方面不同于具体概念。在这里，我们关注我们所说的情境系统性：构成抽象概念（例如正义）的对象和关系比那些通常构成具体概念（例如椅子）的对象和关系在空间和时间中更加分散；一组更大的对象和关系构成一个抽象的概念，而不是一个具体的概念；而究竟哪些对象和关系构成了一个概念，对于抽象概念来说更依赖于上下文。因此，我们将抽象概念称为具有低情境系统性。我们认为，情境系统性，而不是抽象性本身，是与概念相关的认知、行为和神经现象的关键决定因素。更多，