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6. Why do we not categorise?
- Increases the complexity of the environment
- Allows us to recognise novel patterns
- When we see new things, we can assign them to a category to understand them more
- Allows us to establish hierarchies of objects
7. What is not true about the superordinate level of natural categories?
- Lowest level of abstraction
- Consists of general categories
- Consists of only a few attributes
- E.g. furniture, bird, vehicle, etc.
8. What is a rule?
- Logical relationship between attributes
- Distinct features of objects
- An object that satisfies a concept
- Mental representation used for cognitive efficiency
9. What is an attribute?
- An object that satisfies a concept
- Mental representation used for cognitive efficiency
- Distinct features of objects
- Logical relationship between objects
10. Why does the basic level appear to be special?
- Quicker to identify basic-level category members as members of a category
- Children learn basic-level concepts later than other levels
- Different cultures tend to use different basic-level categories
- Basic-level is less common in adult discourse than names for superordinate categories
11. What is family resemblance (Wittgenstein, 1953)?
- The set of entities that are members of the concept
- Measure of the overlap between members within a category
- The set of attributes that define what it is to be a member of a concept
- Differences in how well members relate to their category
12. What is the rule when if the first attribute is present then the other must be present?
- Conditional
- Bioconditional
- Conjunctive
- Disjunctive
13. What is typicality?
- The set of entities that are members of the concept
- Measure of the overlap between members within a category
- Differences in how well members relate to their category
- The set of attributes that define what it is to be a member of a concept
14. If either of the relevant attributes must be present to be an exemplar, what is the rule?
- Disjunctive
- Conditional
- Bioconditional
- Conjunctive
15. Which approach does not work well?
- Definitional
- Prototype
- Defining-attribute
- Logical concept
16. The concept is represented by multiple examples rather than a single one and examples are actual category members. Which approach is this?
- Defining-attribute
- Exemplar
- Prototype
- Logical concept
17. What is not true about the subordinate level of natural categories?
- Consists of specific types of objects
- Consists of many attributes
- E.g. table, sparrow
- Lowest level of abstraction
18. What is not true about the basic level of natural categories?
- Recognised more quickly by non-experts
- Exists between the two extremes
- Usually acquired last by children
- Balance between informativeness and economy
19. If both of the attributes specified in the logical relation must be present to be an exemplar, what rule is it?
- Conjunctive
- Disjunctive
- Conditional
- Bioconditional
20. What is an exemplar?
- Logical relationship between attributes
- Mental representation used for cognitive efficiency
- An object that satisfies a concept
- Distinct features of objects