The Prototype Approach Suggests That a Concept Is Classified as a Member

question 134

Multiple Choice

The prototype approach suggests that a concept is classified as a member of a category if

• A) the super-ordinate critical feature is matched.
• B) it matches your overall emotional evaluation of the concept.
• C) it is similar to an ideal or most representative example of the category.
• D) storing the concept as a member of the category minimizes the time and effort required to process information.
• E) the concept exactly matches with the dictionary definition of the category.

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Definitions:

Probability

A numeric scale from 0 to 1 indicating how probable an event is to take place.

Statistic

A numerical value that describes a characteristic of a sample.

Regions of Rejection

Areas in a statistical test that, if a test statistic falls within, lead to the rejection of the null hypothesis.

Critical Value

The threshold value that the test statistic must exceed in order for the null hypothesis to be rejected.