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1
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Knowledge is a unit of

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semantic memory

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Categorization is the …

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process of assigning a new piece information to one of these groups

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A category is a _____ in _______
memory

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group of related concepts , semantic

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Categories help us to …

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identify objects

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5
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Categories confine ______ to a _______, thereby
making it _______ and more ______

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recognition, smaller group of items, faster, accurate

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Categories allow us to ignore the_____ between the _____ in a group

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variability, objects

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7
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Our visual system is capable of discriminating about ________ different colors, yet we only use about _______

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7 million, 7-10 colors

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8
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color categories allow us to ignore …..

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subtle differences
in color

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9
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Categories ______ the need for ________

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reduce, constant learning

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Categorization frees us from the need to _____ the _____ of each _____ object

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encode, detailed features, new

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categorization is also responsible for a lot of _______

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memory errors

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Definitional Approach is to define the _____ criteria that an object _____ have to be ______ in a category.

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minimal, must, included

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13
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Family Resemblance is when members of a category are ______ to each other in a ______ number of ways, but any ______ way is not usually _______

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similar, large, one way, essential

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Prototype Approach is when ____ objects are compared to each categorys _____; objects are ______ based on the best _______.

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New, prototype, classified, match

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A prototype is the ….

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average of a category s’ membership

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16
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the prototype is rarely an _______ of a
category

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actual member

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17
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The prototype constantly ______ with each new _______ to the ______

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changes, addition, category

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when new objects match the prototype well …

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high
prototypicality

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when new objects do not match the prototype well ….

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low prototypicality

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Object Naming is when subjects are asked to name ______ of a given category. _______ are named before less _______.

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members, typical members, typical members

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Prototype Priming is when you prime subjects with a ______ then asked them to respond to whether the two ______ were the ______ or ______.

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color name, colors, same, different

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In Prototype Priming, the reaction times were _____when the colors _____ the ________

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faster, matched,
prime prototype

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23
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Feature Overlap Analysis is when subjects lists ______ for several _____ under a category, then the experimenter determines which ________ have ______ in ______.

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attributes, objects, objects attributes, common

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In the Category Verification Task reaction times were _______ to objects rated as _______ to the category, compared to objects rated ________.

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faster, highly typical, less typical

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Category Verification Task is when subjects would see a category _____, then shown a _____ of an object. The task would be to ______ whether the object was a _______ of the category.

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name, picture, indicate, member

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26
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Hierarchical Organization of Categories

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Superordinate (global) Level
Basic Level
Subordinate (specific) Level

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Superordinate (global) Level is…

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A very broad level of
categorization

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28
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Categorization starts at the ______ in this hierarchy

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basic level

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29
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Subordinate (specific) Level is …

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Detailed categories under each basic

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30
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Basic Level is ….

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A middle level of categorization under the superordinate

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31
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Verification times were fastest at the ….

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basic level

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32
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Using a naming task, found that subjects name objects at the ….

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basic level

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33
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babies first start to say words at
the ….

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basic level

34
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Tanaka & Taylor had _____ and ________ do an _______ for a variety of ______, including birds

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bird experts, non-experts, object naming task, categories

35
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Bird experts named birds at the _______ whereas non-experts used the ______

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subordinate level, basic level

36
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Experts organize information so as to enable ________ to their domain of ________

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preferential access, expertise

37
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A “good” category should have two features …..

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  1. members should share lots of attributes with each other
  2. members should not share attributes with the members of a different category
38
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superordinate level is good at satisfying the

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“minimal overlap”

39
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superordinate level is bad in that its members don’t have ……

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many attributes in common

40
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subordinate level is good in that its members have ….

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lots of attributes in common

41
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subordinate level is bad at satisfying the ….

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minimal overlap criterion

42
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the basic level finds a happy ________ between most members having many attributes in ________ , and having _______ with other categories

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medium, common, minimal overlap

43
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subjects were able to list an average of ________ common attributes at the _______

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9, basic level

44
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Information is organized into a ….

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hierarchy of concepts

45
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_____ are connected by _______.

Attached to each _____ are _______.

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“Nodes”, “links”, node, “properties”

46
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The properties attached to a node apply to that ______ and every ________ under it.

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node, linked node

47
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Cognitive economy is…

  1. _____ are only represented ______
    2._____ nodes inherit ______ from ______ nodes
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Properties, once, lower, properties, higher

48
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The properties attached to _______ nodes do not necessarily apply to linked nodes_______ in the hierarchy

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lower, higher

49
Q

A ________ combined with the principle of _________ is a very _______ method of
representing information

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hierarchical organization, cognitive economy, efficient

50
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In order to retrieve information the _______ must be navigated

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hierarchy

51
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Hierarchical Model assumes that in order to _______ information you must be ________ in which the information resides

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retrieve, at the node

52
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if a property listed at a higher node
is not ________ for a linked _______ then an __________ must be listed at the _________

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true, lower node, exception, lower node

53
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Information retrieval times and movement times are …..

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additive

54
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A property must be retrieved for
…….

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verification

55
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Verification does not require
…….

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property retrieval

56
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Reaction times increase with the _______ of levels _______ also increase when a property ________ operation is _______

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number, moved, retrieval, needed

57
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Hierarchical Model didn’t account for ________ , also some verification
results ________ predictions

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typicality effects , contradicted

58
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Spreading Activation Model & Hierarchical Model similarities: both assume that ________ passes along _____ between concepts, and that this takes ____

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processing, links, time

59
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spreading activation model is ______ hierarchical

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not

60
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In the Spreading Activation Model, properties can now be represented at ______ places in the ______

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multiple, knowledge structure

61
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In the Spreading Activation Model, the principle of _______ is _________ strictly enforced

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cognitive economy, not

62
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In the Spreading Activation Model, there are no longer any________ attached to _______

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property lists, concepts

63
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In the Spreading Activation Model, Once a concept is ______ this ________ spreads to all ______ concepts

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activated, activation , linked

64
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In the Spreading Activation Model, Short links represent ______ than longer links

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stronger connections

65
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In the Spreading Activation Model, the more ______ attached to a concept, the ______ the amount of _______ spreading from that concept down each link

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links, smaller, activation

66
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In the Spreading Activation Model, Activations _________ from the system over time

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disappear

67
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Priming is when ______ to some object or event ______ processing of some ______ object or event

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exposure, improves, later

68
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In the Spreading Activation Model, If spreading activation results in one concept becoming active above some threshold you will

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“think” of that concept

69
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In the Spreading Activation Model, Activation will then flow from that concept to all other______ concepts, causing the process to ________ and our thoughts to flow from________ to ______.

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linked, continue, one thing, another

70
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Repetition Priming is when processing something a ______ time _______ from having processed it ______

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second, benefits, previously

71
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Associative Priming is when processing something ______ from having processed something ______ previously

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benefits, related

72
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In repetition priming an item is processed _______, in associative priming a specific item is processed ______.

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twice, once

73
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Lexical Decision Task is when a subject has to report whether a ______ is a valid ______

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string of letters, English word

74
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Meyer & Schvaneveld Used a modified ________; Manipulated whether the words were ________ or ______

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lexical decision task, associated, not

75
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Reaction times were ______ for the associated words compared to the ________ words

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faster, unassociated

76
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The modified lexical decision task results were interpreted as direct evidence for _________, and indirect
evidence for __________

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associative priming, spreading activation

77
Q

activation spreads between the
__________, making the
verification of each _______

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associated words, easier

78
Q

________ underlies the currently popular __________ of knowledge representation

A

Spreading activation, neural network models

79
Q

In the neural network model, _______ are represented by __________

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Concepts, patterns of activity across nodes

80
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In the neural network model, ________ are captured by how activity ____________.

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Associations, spreads from one concept to another concept

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