PSYCH 3312 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Exemplar Theory, Episodic Memory, Family Resemblance
17 Feb 2018
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What criteria do ppl use to group 2 diff triangles into the category of. Concept is a mental representation of an object (or event or pattern) ((internal)) Category consists of the objects in the world that we consider to be representatives of the concept; a class of similar objects ((external)) We are (mostly) talking about semantic memory & semantic knowledge. 10) 1 - concepts are functional knowledge. 11) 2 - concepts help us make inferences. We can make inferences about a novel instance, if we can put it into a familiar category. Categories are not just based on perceptual similarity. 12) characteristics of concepts can be independent of language. Infant and young children have concepts before they have language. Basic level: (most often used when we communicate) Ppl process diff types of concepts differently. Nominal concepts: based on definitions set by humans. Natural-kind concepts: objects found in the natural world. Types of concepts based on use or functions.
