Concepts (Ch 8)

Question 1

What is the Definition Theory?

Answer 1

Rule Driven

-organized around a set of defining attributes

Question 2

What is a superordinate category?

Answer 2

bigger category

Question 3

What are the list of defining attributes?

Answer 3

-characteristics that must be present/necessary

Question 4

What are irrelevant attributes?

Answer 4

characteristics which may be common but not necessary

Question 5

What is undergeneralization?

Answer 5

excluding a member of a concept

Question 6

What is overgeneralization?

Answer 6

include non-members of a concept

Question 7

What is the Prototype/Exemplar Theory?

Answer 7

organized around best representation, which can be real or composed by learner

Question 8

What is the Concept Attainment Model?

Answer 8

• pedagogy

- discovery model: learners figure out what concepts to learn

Question 9

Steps of the Concept Attainment Model

Answer 9

1) Presentation and Identification (+/- examples)
2) Testing Attainment - present items w/out labels to see if learners understand
3) Analysis of Thought Process -talk about how we define things/why