PSYC 3390 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8-1: Prototype Theory, Mental Representation, Ludwig Wittgenstein
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Pages: 283-303: 1953 ludwig wittgenstein argued we don"t know the definitions of the simple terms we use everyday eg: game, shoe. Results: responses to sentences like a robin is a bird were answered more quickly than a penguin is a bird . Prototype perspective- quicker to respond when there is more similarity between the test case and the prototype- penguin is more distance from bird than a robin: production task: list as many birds or dogs as you can. Prototype view: located prototype in memory then list things that most closely resemble this prototype. Rate items as more birdy when they are closer to the prototype: basic level categorization- basic level categories can be represented in a single word eg: chair and apple. If given a chair and asked and asked if it is a chair you may say yes because it resembles something you have seen in your uncles house .