PSY312H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Perceptual Learning, Prototype Theory, Mirror Neuron
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Conceptual knowledge: knowledge about the kinds of things in the world. Constraints on learning core principles that determine induction. Categorization a (cid:272)og(cid:374)iti(cid:448)e a(cid:272)ti(cid:448)it(cid:455) pe(cid:396)fo(cid:396)(cid:373)ed (cid:271)(cid:455) (cid:373)aki(cid:374)g i(cid:374)du(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e i(cid:374)fe(cid:396)e(cid:374)(cid:272)es; diffe(cid:396)e(cid:374)t le(cid:448)els of i(cid:374)(cid:272)lusi(cid:448)e(cid:374)ess . Concepts are internalized a(cid:374)d p(cid:396)ett(cid:455) a(cid:271)st(cid:396)a(cid:272)t; (cid:449)e"(cid:396)e (cid:374)ot just basing them off of perceptual info: we also know not the include irrelevant info into our concepts. Categorization is simply efficient; there are so many things out there it would be inefficient to see them as unique entities every time. Perceptual and conceptual processes deeply intertwined (makes sense because based on the perceptual info, we can make some kind of conclusion about what category that entity belongs to) (cid:862)ba ic-level(cid:863) catego ries and prototypes. Prototype theory how do we classify what we see: a prototype (cid:894)the (cid:862)opti(cid:373)al(cid:863) e(cid:454)e(cid:373)pla(cid:396)(cid:895) is fo(cid:396)(cid:373)ed afte(cid:396) e(cid:454)posu(cid:396)e to a ha(cid:374)dful of e(cid:454)e(cid:373)pla(cid:396)s, we then compare future things to that prototype of the category.
