PSYC 2000 Chapter : Ch 7
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Mental activity that goes on in the brain when a person is organizing and attempting to understand and/or communicate information to others: mental images. Ideas that represent a class or category of objects, events or activities: superordinate concept. The most general form of a type of concept, such as animal or fruit . An example of a type of concept around which other similar concepts are organized, such as dog , cat or pear . The most specific category of a concept, such as one"s pet dog or a pear in ones hand. Concepts that are defined by specific rules or features: natural concepts. Concepts people form as a result of their experiences in the real world: prototype. An example of a concept that closely matches the defining characteristics of a concept. Process of cognition that occurs when a goal must be reached by thinking and behaving in certain ways: trial and error (mechanical solution)
