PSY270H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Prototype Theory, Semantic Network, Spreading Activation
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How are objects placed into categories: why definitions don"t work for categories , concept. : mental representation that is used for a variety of cognitive functions: categorization. : process by which things are placed into groups: definitional approach to categorization something is a member of a category by determining whether a particular object meets the definition of the category. : states that we can decides whether: problem is that not all of the members of everyday categories have the same features family resemblance resemble one another in a number of ways. : refers to the idea that things in a particular category: the prototype approach: finding the average case , prototype approach to categorization comparing the object to a prototype that represents the category. : membership in a category is determined by: prototype. : typical member of the category: prototypicality. : variations within categories as representing differences high prototypicality prototype.
