According to the Prototype Approach to Semantic Memory

question 64

Multiple Choice

According to the prototype approach to semantic memory,

• A) every item that meets the specified requirements of a category belongs to that category.
• B) a prototype is an example of the category that is neither the best example, nor the worst example.
• C) we judge whether an item is similar to the prototype in order to decide whether it belongs to a category.
• D) nonprototypes are items that do not belong to any category.

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Definitions:

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