1- Intro to Concepts and Categories Flashcards
1
Q
What did Rosch’s study of concepts and categories show?
A
Categories are organised around prototypes
2
Q
How does knowledge build up?
A
Concepts together make properties, properties together make categories
3
Q
What would happen if we didn’t have concepts and categories?
A
We would be constantly overwhelmed by the amount of information we receive
4
Q
What are concepts?
A
Internal psychological representations that provide a way that we can understand the world
5
Q
What is a category?
A
A class of concepts that share some common properties
6
Q
What is a fuzzy boundary?
A
Some things are harder to categorise than others
