Assignment 5 Flashcards
1
Q
Define what category means
A
A set of things that are grouped together
2
Q
Define what concept is?
A
The mental visualization of the groups constructed based on categorization
3
Q
Give an example of a category.
A
Animals; have four legs, tall, covered in for - can be separated by cats and dogs
4
Q
Give an example of concept
A
The concept school ties togethereverything we know about school (i.e teacher, pen, homework, classes, etc)
5
Q
Define typicality
A
Uncommon items are easier to classify as belonging to a group than typical ones
6
Q
Give an example of typicality.
A
Woodpecker is a better example of a bird than a penguin is
