PSYC 2000 Chapter : Chapter 7
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Concepts: ideas that represent a class or category of objects, events or activities. Superordinate concept: the most general form of a type of concept: ex: fruit is a very general form, ex: animal. Basic level type: an example of a type of concept around which other similar. Subordinate concept: the most specific category of a concept, concepts are organized: ex: dog, ex: apple , ex: granny smith apple , ex: dog"s name. Formal concept: concepts defined by specific rules or features and are quite rigid: ex: to be a square: must be two-dimensional figure w/ 4 equal sides and 4 angles adding up to 360 degrees. Process of cognition that occurs when a goal must be reached by thinking and behaving in certain ways. Restaurant a only because b has more cars in its parking lot: ex: trying to figure out format of paper: instead of reading the entire manual on formatting, just type in.
