chapter 7 vocab Flashcards
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basic-level category
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the neutral, preferred category for a given object, at an intermediate level of specificity
2
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category
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a set of entries that are equivalent in some way. usually the items are similar to one another
3
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concept
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the mental representation of a category
4
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exemplar
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an example in memory that is labeled as being in a particular category
5
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psychological essentialism
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the belief that members of a category have an unseen property that causes them to be in the category and to have properties associated with it
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typicality
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the difference in “goodness” of category members, ranging from the most typical (the prototype) to borderline members
