PSY270H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Spreading Activation, Semantic Network, Temporal Lobe
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Categorization process in which things are placed into groups (categories) They are pointers to knowledge once you know something is in the category, you know a lot of general things about it and can focus on what"s special about it. You can explain behaviour football fan example. Something is a part of a category if it meets the definition of the category. Problem not all members have the same features. Chars are piece of furniture with seat, legs and arms there are many chairs that don"t correspond to the definition. Family resemblance things in a particular category resemble each other in a number of ways, allows some variation within a category. Chairs may come in different sizes and shapes but resemble each other in some ways. Prototype approach something belongs to the category if its similar to the prototype. Prototype averaging category members we have encountered in the past.