2.2 Semantic Memory Flashcards

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hierarchal network model problems

A

RT faster for more representative members of a category even though they’re on the same level of rarer ones and should be the same (typicality effect)

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2
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prototype theory

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average representation of a category

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3
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exemplar theory

A

examples of specific members (not average)

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4
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explanation based theory

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categories are not fixed but can change on an ad hoc basis

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