The Definitional Approach to Categorization

question 29

Multiple Choice

The definitional approach to categorization

• A) is not well suited for geometrical objects but works for familiar everyday objects.
• B) sets definite criteria called family resemblances that all category members must have.
• C) doesn't work well for most natural objects like birds, trees, and plants.
• D) was proposed to replace the prototype approach.

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Definitions:

Historical Dates

Specific points in time that are recognized for their significant events or occurrences, often marking important moments in history.

Daydreaming

A short-term detachment from one’s immediate surroundings, during which a person's contact with reality is blurred and partially substituted by a visionary fantasy, especially one of happy, pleasant thoughts, hopes, or ambitions.

Implicit Memory

A type of memory in which previous experiences aid in the performance of a task without conscious awareness of these previous experiences.

Procedural Memory

A type of long-term memory for how to perform different actions and skills, essentially the memory of how to do certain things.