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What is the primary characteristic that distinguishes birds from dogs?
What is the primary characteristic that distinguishes birds from dogs?
- Warm-blooded
- Feathers (correct)
- Four legs
- Vertebrate
What is the 'basic level' of categorization?
What is the 'basic level' of categorization?
- The level of categorization that is influenced by expertise and experience
- The most specific level of categorization
- The intermediate level of categorization that is most distinctive and easiest to learn (correct)
- The most abstract level of categorization
What is one explanation provided in the text for the preference of using basic level categories?
What is one explanation provided in the text for the preference of using basic level categories?
- Basic level categories are easier for children to learn, as they tend to be the names preferred by adults
- Basic level categories are more differentiated, with category members being more similar to each other than to members of other categories (correct)
- Basic level categories are more concrete and nested within larger, abstract categories
- Basic level categories provide just enough information without getting into unnecessary specifics
How does expertise and experience influence the level of categorization used?
How does expertise and experience influence the level of categorization used?
What is one key characteristic of the prototype theory of concept representation?
What is one key characteristic of the prototype theory of concept representation?
What is the key difference between the basic level and the superordinate level of categorization according to the text?
What is the key difference between the basic level and the superordinate level of categorization according to the text?
What is the most important variable in determining the typicality of an item?
What is the most important variable in determining the typicality of an item?
According to Rosch and Mervis's family resemblance theory, what makes an item more typical in a category?
According to Rosch and Mervis's family resemblance theory, what makes an item more typical in a category?
How did subjects typically rate items in Rosch and Mervis's study on arbitrary categories?
How did subjects typically rate items in Rosch and Mervis's study on arbitrary categories?
Why did Rosch and Mervis call their theory the 'family resemblance' theory?
Why did Rosch and Mervis call their theory the 'family resemblance' theory?
Which type of item was learned first by subjects in Rosch and Mervis's study?
Which type of item was learned first by subjects in Rosch and Mervis's study?
What effect did the number of shared features between two categories have on subjects' learning according to Rosch and Mervis?
What effect did the number of shared features between two categories have on subjects' learning according to Rosch and Mervis?
