Exam 10: Concepts and Knowledge

The exemplar approach surmises that the _____ features objects share, you are _____ likely to recall them.

The game "Family Feud" where people are to name the most common object in a category/what is most likely to come to mind, is likely based on _____.

The _____ typical of a concept an object is, the _____ members of that concept will be recalled.

The major difference between the exemplar approach and the prototype approach is that in the exemplar approach:

The typicality effect is among the most common empirical findings in cognitive psychology.

Compare and contrast a stored-network approach, a feature comparisons approach, and a neuroscience-inspired approach. Discuss pros and cons, and give examples of each.

According to Rosch & Mervis (1975), which of the following is an example of a less typical member of the category of "furniture"?

Your friend tells you that she just got a new golden retriever dog that is 2 years old. You assume that it has a yellowish color and is fairly large. This is utilizing the process of _____.

The definitional approach to concepts is the most widely accepted view.

Research has shown that concepts are typically structured hierarchically.

Categories higher in a conceptual hierarchy are said to be _____ to lower levels, while categories lower are referred to as being _____ to higher levels.

Patients with _____ suffer from the progressive impairment of their conceptual knowledge.

Discuss the research regarding the way experts process information in their own area of expertise vs. areas outside of their expertise. Provide an example.

Philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein argued against the definition approach by proposing a theory of _____.

Superordinate concepts are _____, while subordinate concepts are _____.

Imagine seeing a hairless cat for the first time. You try to rationalize whether this is in fact a cat, and reason, "It has four legs, two pointy ears, a pointy snout, and claws; it is probably a cat." This exemplifies the _____:

You are more likely to make an inference about a(n) _____ property than a _____ property.

Which of the following approaches that were discussed in the chapter is considered the ideal approach to concepts and knowledge?

A mental representation of a category of things in the world is known as a(n) _____.

The view of concepts as definitions with lists of necessary and sufficient properties can be traced back to _____.