Abstract

In this paper we present additional data obtained with the naming task. First, the size of the set of (monolexemic) color names from which subjects have to draw their responses is varied. Besides the basic set of 11 color names, we also presented subjects with sets of 6, 2x6 and 19 color names. It was found that if the set of alternatives becomes sufficiently detailed, by increasing the number of color names, responses shift toward colorimetric matches as opposed to constancy matches. Second, we investigated the adaptation component on color naming by either presenting illuminant conditions blockwise or randomized. Obviously, (slow) adaptation mechanisms are more likely to have an effect in the blockwise version than in the randomized version. We conclude that the naming method is not affected by slow adaptation processes.

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