Easier connection between instances. 

Easier understanding of the category. 

Narrowed competing features in learning about colors. 


Reasons for Better Learning Outcome with Ordered Similarity


Children tend to perform better in their learning of color categories when information and instances are presented in ordered similarity. 

New York University

Similar samples are shown to the individual close to one another. 

Sequence by Similarity (Ordered Similarity) 


Distinctive samples are shown to the individual close together. 


Sequence with Distributed Instances

Catherine M. Sandhofer & Leonidas A. A. Doumas (2008) Order
of Presentation Effects in Learning Color Categories, JOURNAL OF COGNITION AND DEVELOPMENT, 9:2, 194-221, DOI: 10.1080/15248370802022639

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