PSYC 305L Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: Exemplar Theory, Mental Representation
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You assess the similarity between a candidate object and the standard a. i. 3. a. i. If it matches cool, if it doesn"t then you seek some alternative categorization: explaining typicality data with an exemplar model b. i. Things can be compatible with both prototype and exemplar theory b. i. 1. For prototype if we were talking about fruit, you"d have a generalized picture or definition about what the fruit looks like b. i. 2. For exemplar model, you can then actually picture specifically what fruit you would be looking at such as an apple: a combination of exemplars and prototypes c. i. c. ii. Prototypes provide an economical representation of what"s typical for a category. Exemplars provide information that"s lost from the prototypes: the difficulties with categorizing via resemblance, typicality a. i. a. ii. The degree to which a particular case (an object, situation, or event) is typical for its kind. The more typical category members being privileged in regard to being remembered a. ii. 1.
