Knowledge Flashcards
Category
a group of items that are classified together
Categorization
process by which items are placed in categories
Family Resemblance
idea that items in a particular category resemble each other
Prototype
average, typical or idealized member of a category
Protypicality
the degree to which they match or resemble the prototype
Typicality effect
high prototypical members of a category are verified faster than low-prototypical members
Exemplar
a member of a category that has been experienced in the past
Ad hoc category
novel category created spontaneously for a specialized context
Hierarchical organization
larger, general categories divided into many smaller, more specific categories
Preferential looking procedure
familiarization phase
preference testing phase
Cognitive economy
shared properties stored at higher level nodes
Spreading Activation
activity that spreads out along links between connected nodes in a semantic network
Lexical decision task
judging whether a stimulus was a word
Schema
persons knowledge about what is involved in a particular experience
Script
type of schema that describes the stereotypical sequence of actions involved in an activity/event
