The Exemplar Approach to Semantic Memory Proposes That

question 14

Multiple Choice

The exemplar approach to semantic memory proposes that

• A) exemplars are stored at the basic level; nonexemplars are stored at the subordinate level.
• B) an exemplar is an idealized example of a category, derived by taking an average of the members of that category.
• C) experts make better use of exemplars, whereas novices make better use of prototypes.
• D) we store a number of examples for each concept; to classify a new stimulus, we compare it with this set of examples.