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What two modes of thought are identified?
What two modes of thought are identified?
- Abstract and concrete thought
- Rational and irrational thought
- Propositional and imaginal thought (correct)
- Expressive and reflective thought
What do concepts help achieve in cognitive processing?
What do concepts help achieve in cognitive processing?
- Reduce complexity of the world (correct)
- Increase the number of unique objects identified
- Maximize complexity in thinking
- Enhance memory recall
How do prototype properties differ from core properties?
How do prototype properties differ from core properties?
- Prototype properties are essential for concept membership
- Core properties describe the best examples of a concept
- Core properties relate to cultural influences only
- Prototype properties are more salient but imperfect indicators (correct)
Which type of concepts are influenced heavily by culture?
Which type of concepts are influenced heavily by culture?
What is the basic level in concept hierarchies?
What is the basic level in concept hierarchies?
What role does categorization play in thought processes?
What role does categorization play in thought processes?
Which statement accurately describes core properties?
Which statement accurately describes core properties?
Which of the following is typically true about prototype properties?
Which of the following is typically true about prototype properties?
What distinguishes basic level concepts from other levels of concepts?
What distinguishes basic level concepts from other levels of concepts?
How do we generally categorize objects with well-defined concepts?
How do we generally categorize objects with well-defined concepts?
In what way are fuzzy concepts different from well-defined concepts?
In what way are fuzzy concepts different from well-defined concepts?
What are the two methods through which we can learn a concept via experience?
What are the two methods through which we can learn a concept via experience?
Why might children take longer to learn that core properties are better indicators of a concept's membership than prototypes?
Why might children take longer to learn that core properties are better indicators of a concept's membership than prototypes?
What can be said about the neural basis of concepts and categorization?
What can be said about the neural basis of concepts and categorization?
When comparing a new object to stored exemplars to learn a concept, which strategy is being utilized?
When comparing a new object to stored exemplars to learn a concept, which strategy is being utilized?
In terms of concept acquisition, what do we understand about explicit teaching?
In terms of concept acquisition, what do we understand about explicit teaching?
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Thought
Thought
The way our minds process information, allowing us to understand the world around us. It involves using mental representations to make sense of experiences.
Concept
Concept
A mental representation that encompasses a whole class of objects or ideas, based on shared properties.
Categorization
Categorization
The process of assigning an object or event to a specific concept.
Prototype
Prototype
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Core
Core
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Predictive Power of Concepts
Predictive Power of Concepts
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Hierarchies of Concepts
Hierarchies of Concepts
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Basic Level of Category
Basic Level of Category
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Basic Level Concepts
Basic Level Concepts
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Exemplars
Exemplars
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Prototype Matching
Prototype Matching
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Rule-Based Categorization
Rule-Based Categorization
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Fuzzy Concept
Fuzzy Concept
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Study Notes
Thought - Conceptualization
- Thought processes have two main modes: propositional thought (statements/claims) and imaginal thought (mental images).
- Concepts represent entire classes of objects, defined by the properties associated with that class.
- Concepts help simplify the world by grouping objects, thus reducing cognitive load.
- Categorization involves assigning objects to concepts, providing predictive power by allowing us to infer characteristics not immediately apparent.
Concepts & Categorization: Functions of Concepts
- Concepts divide the world into manageable units.
- Categorization allows us to reduce the complexity of the world by treating each object as an instance of a concept.
- Concepts allow for predictions about objects based on their membership in a category (predictive power).
Concepts & Categorization: Prototypes
- Prototypes represent the best examples of a concept, what comes to mind first when thinking of that concept.
- Prototype properties are salient, but not always perfect indicators of concept membership.
- Core properties are the most important features, central to the concept's definition.
- Core properties are used to identify well-defined categories, while prototype properties are used for fuzzy categories.
Concepts & Categorization: Are Prototypes Determined by Culture?
- Some concepts' prototypes are heavily influenced by culture.
- Other concepts, like colors, appear to have universal prototypes.
Concepts & Categorization: Hierarchies of Concepts
- Concepts are related in hierarchical structures.
- Basic-level concepts are used most frequently, are easily understood and named quickly by people.
- Basic-level concepts are often the first learned by children.
- The basic level is the most informative level for categorizing objects.
Concepts & Categorization: Different Categorization Processes
- Well-defined concepts are categorized using defining properties, or by the comparison to their prototype.
- Fuzzy concepts are categorized through similarity to prototypes or similar examples in memory.
Concepts & Categorization: Acquiring Concepts
- Concepts can be learned through explicit instruction or through experience.
- Learning concepts through experience is important; a better indicator of concept membership.
- Exemplar strategies, focusing on similarities to examples or stored exemplars, are used when learning.
- Hypothesis testing compares new objects to known instances, hypothesizing necessary characteristics to determine a concept.
Concepts & Categorization: The Neural Basis of Concepts and Categorization
- Different neural regions support different types of concepts and categorization.
- Animal concepts and artificial concepts are processed differently in the brain.
- Categorization based on prototypes and stored examples rely on distinct neural processes.
- Rule-based categorizations use different brain processes than similarity-based ones.
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