A Task for Determining How Prototypical an Object Is Would

question 41

Multiple Choice

A task for determining how prototypical an object is would be

• A) a fill in the blank task where participants generate paired members within a category.
• B) a task where participants rate the extent to which each member represents the category title.
• C) a task where participants rate the extent to which category members resemble one another.
• D) a fill in the blank task where participants generate the category classification for a list of members.

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Definitions:

Sublimation

A psychological defense mechanism where socially unacceptable impulses or idealizations are transformed into socially acceptable actions or behavior.

Projecting

A defense mechanism where one attributes one's own unacceptable thoughts or feelings to others.

Identifying

The process of recognizing and labeling specific elements or characteristics as belonging to a certain category.

Sublimating

Sublimating is a defense mechanism proposed by Freud where negative urges and impulses are converted into socially acceptable behaviors.