PSYC 2000 : Exam 3 Study Guide - Completed
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Provide clues about how to react to a particular object or experience: examples: Concept of fruit: apple, banana, pear, etc. Concept of dog: golden retriever, dalmatian, great dane, etc: what are different levels of concepts, superordinate concept. The most general form of a concept. Examples: the concept of fruit or animals are general concepts: basic level type concept. A type of concept around which other similar concepts are organized. Examples: cats and dogs are types of animals, apples and oranges are types of fruit, football and field hockey are types of sports, subordinate concept. The most specific category of a concept. Examples: a pitbul is a specific type of dog, a granny-smith apple is a specific type of apple. Heuristics sounds like hurry shortcuts are quicker: what is the representative heuristic, the assumption that anything sharing characteristics with the members of a particular category is also a member of that category.
