10.1

Question 1

Cognition
- info _roc_ssing
- th_nking
-r_asoning
- prob_em s_lving

Answer 1

Internal mental processes

Information processing
Thinking
Reasoning
Problem solving

Question 2

Concept

Answer 2

Type of organization for our ideas that are from specific instances we experience (to make it useful)

Question 3

Role of mental representations in thinking:
Think of symbols, eg photograph represents family member

Answer 3

To make sense of the world
=> we use mental representations to signify information (create meaning)

Question 4

Thoughts as Images

Answer 4

a mental image = representation from sensory experience
=> treat as if real object - u can turn, zoom in out, identify features

Question 5

Concept as thoughts

Prototype(average)

Answer 5

A representation formed by averaging all members of the category

Question 6

Concept as thoughts

Exemplar

Answer 6

Specific member of a category used to represent the group

Question 7

What are similarities in the process of using Prototypes and Exemplars

Answer 7

Compare new instances to get a “sense of fit” => more similar the new objects to standard, more likely to include concept

Question 8

Difference between Prototypes and Exemplars

Answer 8

Exemplars provide better way of thinking about the VARIABILITY of the category bc Averages do not provide info on the RANGE of features found in a category

Question 9

Problem faced by both Prototypes and Exemplars

Answer 9

Both are based on similarity

So dissimilar objects are excluded, but that creates problems eg a robot that can imitate features of a dog