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.

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

Variable measured by the researcher.

Nominal Measurement

A measurement scale used to categorize data without implying any order or numerical value among the categories.

Effect Size

A numerical assessment that indicates the size of an occurrence or the intensity of a linkage between factors.

Cramér's V

A measure of association between two nominal variables, providing a value between 0 and 1.