PSYC 2012 Study Guide - Final Guide: Network Theory, Mental Rotation, Parietal Lobe

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What is the difference between the way concepts and class inclusion relationships are represented. Cognitive psychology according to the hierarchical network theory: class inclusion relations are represented explicitly, concepts are represented as nodes and class inclusion relations represented as links. In spreading activation, the farther apart two nodes are in the network, the longer it takes to discover how they are related. For example, you can say that a canary is a bird faster than saying a canary is an animal. How does the hierarchical network theory explain the semantic distance effect: the hierarchical network theory shows that there is a hierarchy of how humans think about things. Yes because that doesn"t change when you take away the efficient filing system (where you put the property statements). No because then you would have equal associations between properties. With the efficient filing system, you only store it at the highest level.