PSYCH 120A Chapter Notes - Chapter 9.2: Mental Representation, Kitchenware
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Those farther from prototype are rated as less likely. Certain types of categories are privileged in their structure and way of usage. E. g. more likely to say chair than a more specific upholstered armchair or more general furniture. Basic level categories: term that most likely to be used when describing an object. Exemplar based reasoning: categorization relies on knowledge about specific category members rather than a prototype. Categorize objects by putting them to a mentally represented standard that is provided by whatever example comes to mind. When asked to categorize things, will find a memory that is a good match to the said object. More commonly experienced objects easily find memory that matches picture respond swiftly. Prototypes provide an economical representation of what"s typical. Exemplars provide info lost from the prototypes include info about variability. Can adjust categories in precise ways depending on context.
