PSYC 1013 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Representativeness Heuristic, Problem Solving, Semantic Network
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Concept is the mental representation of an object, event, or idea. You do not just have one concept for chair but can be divided into subgroups like arm chair, or wheelchair and for table subgroup can be coffee table. All these items are lumped into single label furniture. Categories these clusters of interrelated concepts categorization. Categorization involves elements of perception, memory, and higher-order processes like decision making and language. Classical categorization this theory claims that objects or events are categorized according to a certain set of rules or by a specific set of features like a dictionary definition. Cognitive processes to determine which objects fit what category: Graded membership the observation that some concepts appear to make better category members than others. Sentence verification technique in which volunteers wait for a sentence to appear in front of them on a computer screen and respond as fast as they can with a yes or no.
