PSYCH 240 Study Guide - Final Guide: Confirmation Bias, Hypothetical Syllogism, Inductive Reasoning
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Conceptual knowledge knowledge that enables us to recognize objects and events allows inferences about their properties (eg: birds can fly) Mental representation of a class or individual (these usually vary on a general scale) Eg: the concept of a cat is that it meows, it has a long tail, and it is furry (generalizations that fit within one category) The process by which things are placed into categorical groups. Include all possible examples of a particular concept. Ex: chairs, tables, cars, apartments (all categories of different things that also have their own subcategories) Categories enable us to understand individual cases not previously encountered. They are mental grouping of personal ideas, events, or object that share similar properties & allow inferences about members of a class. (cid:862)pointers to knowledge(cid:863) provide general information about an item. Once something is categorized, then we can focus on unique characteristics of that particular item.
