PSYC 302 Lecture Notes - Temporal Lobe, Social Cognition, Habituation
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Categorical levels the one that goes with the concept is the basic level (it seems the most obvious) under the basic level is subordinate levels or high level categories. Categories as tools categories allow you to organize information and applying the category label allows you to infer information about the concept. Categories in infancy? familiarize babies to a set of exemplars which are varied (different colors, sizes, orientation), but still all in the same category then you test on a new set in which there is a new category. Control issues you need to show that it isnt just about natural preferences you can give them a category which is subordinate (within category) *this can be studies through manual hab task and they dont show increased attention to a fish when they have been playing with birds but they do show increased attention when given a plane.
