PSYCH 1X03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Exemplar Theory, Prototype Theory
17 Jan 2018
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Attention & memory are important in categories & concepts, 4 basic function of categorization, classification, understanding; (a general example but you do not have experience to see this example. First time: predicting; (a specific example that you have experienced before. Not like the first time: communication. (use specific words to describe ideas, illusion of the expert: The feeling of that a task must be simple for everyone because it is simple to self: to define a the expert, the question should mentioned that somebody is expert. It can be the average imagination. the prototype, are categorized more quick0and easily than are a typical category members. Prototype theory cannot explain why internal representations change over time. Exemplars theory: we categorized objects by comparing them to every previously stored experience (exemplar) in a given category, every, more exemplars will be faster and have more accuracy. Exemplar theory can equally explain why we respond quicker to more familiar birds.
