[Week 10] Categories and Concepts Flashcards
1
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Basic-level category
A
The neutral, preferred category for a given object, at an intermediate level of specificity.
2
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Category
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A set of entities that are equivalent in some way. Usually the items are similar to one another.
3
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Concept
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The mental representation of a category.
4
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Exemplar
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An example in memory that is labeled as being in a particular category.
5
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Psychological essentialism
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The belief that members of a category have an unseen property that causes them to be in the category and to have the properties associated with it.
6
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Typicality
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The difference in “goodness” of category members, ranging from the most typical (the prototype) to borderline members.
