Conceptual knowledge Flashcards
Knowledge we use to recognize objects and events and to infer their properties
Conceptual knowledge
The mental representation of a class of objects, events, or ideas
Concept
All possible examples of a particular concept
Category
How things are placed in particular categories
Categorization
The more closely an object resembles other members of a category, the more likely the object is a member of the category
Family resemblance
The typical member of a category
Prototype
the more closely an object renewables the prototype, the more likely someone is going to put it in a member of the category
Prototype approach
Properties of prototypical objects are verified more quickly than non-prototypical objects
Typicality effect
Examples of a category that a person has experienced
Exemplars
The more closely an ovject resembles other exemplars of the category, the more likely it is a member of the category
Exemplar approach
The level of hierarchy that is most important
Basic level
Who responds with more specific labels than novices when naming objects in their field of expertise?
Experts
An activated node will have faster responses than an un-activated node
Priming
Activating a node (thinking about it) will cause other nodes to become active as well (ones that are related)
Spreading activation
A computer model that represents a cognitive process
Connectionism
