PSYC 213 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Natural Kind, False Memory, Exemplar Theory
23 Jan 2016
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01/23/2016 basic level maximizes differences btw it and other categories prototype also maximize differences btw themselves and the cue validity: how to take what you know about category and see if you. Problems for prototype theory: when instances differ widely, how could there be one prototype for the important knowledge (such as context, category variability) isn"t musical instrument (harmonica) campfire/concert hall birds that sing tend to be small. Exemplar theory individual, examples are stored something belongs to a category if it resembles other instances details and context are retained can account for ptototype findings: the prototype will tend to be similar. Both prototype theory and exemplar theory rely on something"s. Lemons even if we paint it and roll over it and its sweet, we still. Go to a friends, see you book, borrow money. Sometimes we use resembles for things that matter. (cid:1)
