PSYC 1200 - 8.1 Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| categories | larger groups of concepts based on their similarity to one another |
| concepts | mental representations of specific objects, events, or ideas (ex. pictures of the types of desserts) |
| categorization | clusters of interrelated concepts |
| classical categorization | theory that claims that objects or events are categorized according to specific set of features or rules. |
| graded membership | observation that some concepts appear to make a better category members than others |
| sentence-verification technique | volunteers wait for a sentence to appear on screen and respond as quick as they can (yes or no) to whether the sentence is correct (ex. a sparrow is a bird) |
| when sparrows are more quickly recognized as a bird contrasts the idea of | classical , rule-based categorization |
| prototypes | mental representation of average category member |
| explains why some category members are better examples than others | prototypes |
| semantic network | interconnected set of concepts that join, to form a category |
| basic-level category | most common level; where prototypes exist |
| example of basic-level category | bird |
| example of superordinate category | animal |
| example of sub-ordinate category | Blue Jays |
| Priming | activation (trigerration) of individual concepts in LTM |
| example of priming | fruit -> apple -> macbook -> paper essay due tomorrow! |
| specific experiences | people categorize based on EXEMPLARS they see, rather than based on abstract list of symptoms |
| what happens when people rely on specific experience? | they misdiagnose new cases |
| Linguistic Relativity (Whorfian Hypothesis) | idea that the difference of languages between cultures around the world, led to different perceptions in life |
| example of Linguistic Relativity (Whorfian Hypothesis) | "Inuktitut" has more words for SNOW AND ICE, than any other cultures in the world |
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