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PSYC 1200 - 8.1

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categories larger groups of concepts based on their similarity to one another
concepts mental representations of specific objects, events, or ideas (ex. pictures of the types of desserts)
categorization clusters of interrelated concepts
classical categorization theory that claims that objects or events are categorized according to specific set of features or rules.
graded membership observation that some concepts appear to make a better category members than others
sentence-verification technique volunteers wait for a sentence to appear on screen and respond as quick as they can (yes or no) to whether the sentence is correct (ex. a sparrow is a bird)
when sparrows are more quickly recognized as a bird contrasts the idea of classical , rule-based categorization
prototypes mental representation of average category member
explains why some category members are better examples than others prototypes
semantic network interconnected set of concepts that join, to form a category
basic-level category most common level; where prototypes exist
example of basic-level category bird
example of superordinate category animal
example of sub-ordinate category Blue Jays
Priming activation (trigerration) of individual concepts in LTM
example of priming fruit -> apple -> macbook -> paper essay due tomorrow!
specific experiences people categorize based on EXEMPLARS they see, rather than based on abstract list of symptoms
what happens when people rely on specific experience? they misdiagnose new cases
Linguistic Relativity (Whorfian Hypothesis) idea that the difference of languages between cultures around the world, led to different perceptions in life
example of Linguistic Relativity (Whorfian Hypothesis) "Inuktitut" has more words for SNOW AND ICE, than any other cultures in the world
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