Unit 6; Categories & Concepts Flashcards
What is a concept
An abstract mental representation of a category
What is classification
The ability to classify dissimilar objects into the same group
What is understanding
The ability to evaluate a situation and act appropriately based on prior experiences
What is communication
The ability to describe complex ideas or objects using a single label
ex. medical terms in a hospital
What is the illusion of the expert
The feeling that a task must be easy for everyone because it’s easy for you (the expert)
Prototype theory - what is it and is it older or modern
Modern
We categorize objects by comparing them to an internal prototype, an average representation
Exemplar theory - what is it and is it older or modern
Modern
We categorize objects by comparing them to every previously stored experience (exemplar) in a given category
The classical view - what is it and is it older or modern
Older
You need to create a definition for each category that includes all members and excludes all non-members
Family resemblance - what is it and is it older or modern
Older
No single one shared characteristic between category members
What is stereotyping
Social prototype categorization
At what age can children categorize (logically and hypothetically)
By age 3
They understand the innate properties of natural objects (essentialism)
What can baboons categorize
Food vs non-food
Same vs different (pairs)
What is typicality
How representative a category member is of its category
more typical = categorize faster
What is essentialism, what type of objects is it used for
The belief that category members have deep underlying properties that cause them to be in that category
used for natural things (despite alterations, they are still the same)
ex. painting a donkey brown =/= horse
Sentence verification, verification = ?
Verify if true/false ASAP
