Think About the Various Approaches to General Knowledge, as Discussed

question 58

Multiple Choice

Think about the various approaches to general knowledge, as discussed in Chapter 8. Which of these approaches is most closely related to the concept of boundary extension?

• A) The prototype approach
• B) The exemplar approach
• C) The parallel distributed processing (PDP) approach
• D) The schema approach

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Definitions:

Alfred Adler

Austrian psychiatrist and founder of the school of individual psychology, noted for his concepts of inferiority complex and the importance of feelings of inadequacy.

Self-efficacy

A person's belief in their own ability to succeed in specific situations or accomplish a task.

Personal Evaluation

An assessment of one's own abilities, characteristics, or performance, often in comparison to others or to personal standards.

Deterministic

The philosophical belief that all events, including moral choices, are completely determined by previously existing causes.