A Prototype Is

question 16

Multiple Choice

A prototype is

• A) an example of an affective category.
• B) an example of an emotion-based category.
• C) an experiential good.
• D) the best example of a cognitive category.
• E) the process of using prior knowledge to understand what has been categorized.

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Definitions:

Primed

The psychological state of being prepped or conditioned to respond in a particular way to certain stimuli.

Participants

Individuals who take part in a study or experiment, contributing data through their involvement.

Encoding Specificity Principle

The theory that memory retrieval is most effective when the conditions at the time of encoding (such as environment or mental state) match those at the time of retrieval.

Memory Consolidation

The process by which short-term memories are transformed into long-term memories, making them more stable and durable.