Question 1

Which dimension would be the most difficult to represent in a prototype model?

Accepted Answer

A) eye separation 
B) age 
C) nose length 
D) marital status 
A) eye separation 
B) age 
C) nose length 
D) marital status D

Question 2

Disjunctive is to _____ as conjunctive is to _____.

Accepted Answer

A) or; and 
B) and; or 
C) either; or 
D) or; either 
A) or; and 
B) and; or 
C) either; or 
D) or; either A

Question 3

Experts differ from novices in their ability to make rapid classifications in their field of expertise at the

Accepted Answer

A) subordinate level. 
B) basic level. 
C) superordinate level. 
D) None of these 
A) subordinate level. 
B) basic level. 
C) superordinate level. 
D) None of these A

Question 4

An average pattern (prototype) cannot be formed at which level?

Accepted Answer

A) subordinate 
B) basic 
C) superordinate 
D) It can be formed at all levels. 
A) subordinate 
B) basic 
C) superordinate 
D) It can be formed at all levels.

Question 5

A piano is a good example of a basic-level category.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Expert dog breeders are as quick to identify subordinate members as they are at identifying basic-level members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

At which level in Rosch's taxonomy would the word Vehicle belong?

Accepted Answer

A) subordinate 
B) basic 
C) superordinate 
D) polyordinate 
A) subordinate 
B) basic 
C) superordinate 
D) polyordinate

Question 8

In an experiment by Rosch, subjects were asked to quickly verify whether an object was a member of either a subordinate, a basic, or a superordinate category. Fastest verification times occurred for

Accepted Answer

A) subordinate categories. 
B) basic categories. 
C) superordinate categories. 
D) Verification times did not differ across categories. 
A) subordinate categories. 
B) basic categories. 
C) superordinate categories. 
D) Verification times did not differ across categories.

Question 9

The prototype model was found to be a better predictor of categorization when the information was _____ while feature frequency model was the better predictor when the information was _____.

Accepted Answer

A) continuous; discrete 
B) discrete; continuous 
C) the average; the median 
D) the median; the average 
A) continuous; discrete 
B) discrete; continuous 
C) the average; the median 
D) the median; the average

Question 10

The formation of categories is clearly beneficial when it comes to understanding our physical world. However, this is not necessarily true for our social world. Discuss.

Accepted Answer

The formation of categories is indeed be

Question 11

The following are members of a ____ category: tent, back-pack, hiking boots.

Accepted Answer

A) natural 
B) goal-derived 
C) rule-defined 
D) feature 
A) natural 
B) goal-derived 
C) rule-defined 
D) feature

Question 12

Which categorization model proposes that a person compares a test pattern to all the category patterns in order to find the pattern that is most similar to the test pattern?

Accepted Answer

A) Average Distance model 
B) Nearest Neighbor model 
C) Prototype model 
D) Feature Frequency model 
A) Average Distance model 
B) Nearest Neighbor model 
C) Prototype model 
D) Feature Frequency model

Question 13

Which theory has been most successful in predicting how people classify patterns consisting of feature values that do not vary continuously along a dimension?

Accepted Answer

A) Average Distance model 
B) Nearest Neighbor model 
C) Prototype model 
D) Feature Frequency model 
A) Average Distance model 
B) Nearest Neighbor model 
C) Prototype model 
D) Feature Frequency model

Question 14

Given the evidence presented in your text (i.e., about the underlying brain basis of categorization), do you predict that one dominant method of categorization will be found? Provide research support for your response.

Accepted Answer

The evidence presented in the text sugge

Question 15

According to Rosch and Mervis, the most typical members of a category

Accepted Answer

A) have the same attributes as the least typical members. 
B) share attributes with other members of the same category. 
C) share attributes with members of other categories. 
D) belong to many other categories. 
A) have the same attributes as the least typical members. 
B) share attributes with other members of the same category. 
C) share attributes with members of other categories. 
D) belong to many other categories.

Question 16

Research on person perception has found that people are fastest in recalling specific instances that are

Accepted Answer

A) consistent with tested personality traits. 
B) inconsistent with tested personality traits. 
C) consistent with self-described personality traits. 
D) inconsistent with self-described personality traits. 
A) consistent with tested personality traits. 
B) inconsistent with tested personality traits. 
C) consistent with self-described personality traits. 
D) inconsistent with self-described personality traits.

Question 17

Rosch has argued that categories are most differentiated at the

Accepted Answer

A) subordinate level. 
B) basic level. 
C) superordinate level. 
D) None of these 
A) subordinate level. 
B) basic level. 
C) superordinate level. 
D) None of these

Question 18

Rehder and Ross found that it is easier for people to classify coherent examples because they can use their prior knowledge of

Accepted Answer

A) category hierarchies. 
B) how features go together. 
C) category stereotypes. 
D) social categories. 
A) category hierarchies. 
B) how features go together. 
C) category stereotypes. 
D) social categories.

Question 19

Goal-derived categories are selected based on shared attributes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Category members share few attributes if they belong to either

Accepted Answer

A) superordinate or goal-derived categories. 
B) subordinate or basic categories. 
C) subordinate or superordinate categories. 
D) basic or goal-derived categories. 
A) superordinate or goal-derived categories. 
B) subordinate or basic categories. 
C) subordinate or superordinate categories. 
D) basic or goal-derived categories.

Which dimension would be the most difficult to represent in a prototype model?

Disjunctive is to _ as conjunctive is to _.

Experts differ from novices in their ability to make rapid classifications in their field of expertise at the

An average pattern (prototype) cannot be formed at which level?

A piano is a good example of a basic-level category.

Expert dog breeders are as quick to identify subordinate members as they are at identifying basic-level members.

At which level in Rosch's taxonomy would the word Vehicle belong?

In an experiment by Rosch, subjects were asked to quickly verify whether an object was a member of either a subordinate, a basic, or a superordinate category. Fastest verification times occurred for

The prototype model was found to be a better predictor of categorization when the information was _ while feature frequency model was the better predictor when the information was _.

The formation of categories is clearly beneficial when it comes to understanding our physical world. However, this is not necessarily true for our social world. Discuss.

The following are members of a ____ category: tent, back-pack, hiking boots.

Which categorization model proposes that a person compares a test pattern to all the category patterns in order to find the pattern that is most similar to the test pattern?

Which theory has been most successful in predicting how people classify patterns consisting of feature values that do not vary continuously along a dimension?

Given the evidence presented in your text (i.e., about the underlying brain basis of categorization), do you predict that one dominant method of categorization will be found? Provide research support for your response.

According to Rosch and Mervis, the most typical members of a category

Research on person perception has found that people are fastest in recalling specific instances that are

Rosch has argued that categories are most differentiated at the

Rehder and Ross found that it is easier for people to classify coherent examples because they can use their prior knowledge of

Goal-derived categories are selected based on shared attributes.

Category members share few attributes if they belong to either

Introduction

Pattern Recognition

Attention

Short-Term Working Memory

Long-Term Memory

Memory Codes

Visual Images

Semantic Organization

Language

Comprehension and Memory for Text

Problem Solving

Expertise and Creativity

Decision Making

Filters

Exam 8: Categorization

Which dimension would be the most difficult to represent in a prototype model?

Disjunctive is to _____ as conjunctive is to _____.

Experts differ from novices in their ability to make rapid classifications in their field of expertise at the

An average pattern (prototype) cannot be formed at which level?

A piano is a good example of a basic-level category.

Expert dog breeders are as quick to identify subordinate members as they are at identifying basic-level members.

At which level in Rosch's taxonomy would the word Vehicle belong?

In an experiment by Rosch, subjects were asked to quickly verify whether an object was a member of either a subordinate, a basic, or a superordinate category. Fastest verification times occurred for

The prototype model was found to be a better predictor of categorization when the information was _____ while feature frequency model was the better predictor when the information was _____.

The formation of categories is clearly beneficial when it comes to understanding our physical world. However, this is not necessarily true for our social world. Discuss.

The following are members of a ____ category: tent, back-pack, hiking boots.

Which categorization model proposes that a person compares a test pattern to all the category patterns in order to find the pattern that is most similar to the test pattern?

Which theory has been most successful in predicting how people classify patterns consisting of feature values that do not vary continuously along a dimension?

Given the evidence presented in your text (i.e., about the underlying brain basis of categorization), do you predict that one dominant method of categorization will be found? Provide research support for your response.

According to Rosch and Mervis, the most typical members of a category

Research on person perception has found that people are fastest in recalling specific instances that are

Rosch has argued that categories are most differentiated at the

Rehder and Ross found that it is easier for people to classify coherent examples because they can use their prior knowledge of

Goal-derived categories are selected based on shared attributes.

Category members share few attributes if they belong to either

Introduction

Pattern Recognition

Attention

Short-Term Working Memory

Long-Term Memory

Memory Codes

Visual Images

Semantic Organization

Language

Comprehension and Memory for Text

Problem Solving

Expertise and Creativity

Decision Making

Filters

Disjunctive is to _ as conjunctive is to _.

The prototype model was found to be a better predictor of categorization when the information was _ while feature frequency model was the better predictor when the information was _.