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What is the common sense view about the features of category members?
What is the common sense view about the features of category members?
- All members of the category have equal status.
- Categories have clear and well-defined boundaries.
- There is a fixed set of necessary and sufficient conditions defining the membership to each category. (correct)
- All non-members of the category have equal status.
What did William Labov's experiment with cups and vases demonstrate?
What did William Labov's experiment with cups and vases demonstrate?
- The context affects the way in which we categorize objects. (correct)
- Categories have clear and well-defined boundaries.
- There is a fixed set of necessary and sufficient conditions defining the membership to each category.
- All members of the category have equal status.
What did Ludwig Wittgenstein's examination of the category 'game' reveal?
What did Ludwig Wittgenstein's examination of the category 'game' reveal?
- Not all games share common attributes. (correct)
- All members of the category have equal status.
- All necessary and sufficient features defining a category have equal status.
- Categories have clear and well-defined boundaries.
What was the outcome of the experiment with cups and vases conducted by William Labov?
What was the outcome of the experiment with cups and vases conducted by William Labov?
What did Ludwig Wittgenstein propose about the features of categories?
What did Ludwig Wittgenstein propose about the features of categories?
What does the common sense view hold about the features of category members?
What does the common sense view hold about the features of category members?