Ad Hoc Categories Quiz

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What is the basic idea behind ad hoc categories?

They are static and unchangeable over time

They are well-established in long term memory and have little in common

They are created online for a specific purpose and are unrelated to contextual factors

They are adapted to a context and have several distinguishing features (correct)

What is the difference between denotation and connotation?

Denotation is temporary, while connotation is permanent

Denotation is related to ad hoc categories, while connotation is related to semantic relations

Denotation is equated with reference and extension, while connotation is more related to sense and intension (correct)

What is word association strength?

It is a measure of the complexity of a word's meaning

It is a measure of the length of a word in characters

It is a concrete measure of the probability which one word will evoke another in a word association test (correct)

It is a measure of the frequency of a word's occurrence in a text

What are associative relations based on?

Co-occurrence of word forms Signup and view all the answers

What is a thematic relation?

A temporal, special, causal, or functional relation between things that perform complementary roles in the same scenario or event Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between polysemy and homonymy?

Polysemy involves related meanings grouped under the same word, while homonymy refers to words with different meanings but similar sounds or spellings Signup and view all the answers