According to Prototype Theory, the Mental Representation for Each Concept

question 56

Multiple Choice

According to prototype theory, the mental representation for each concept

• A) represents an average or ideal for the category's members.
• B) specifies the necessary and sufficient conditions for category membership.
• C) is located on the boundary of the category.
• D) lists the perceptual features that are found only in that category.

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Definitions:

Hypnogogic Hallucination

Vivid, often bizarre sensory experiences that occur during the transition from wakefulness to sleep, typically not associated with pathological conditions.

Hypnopompic Illusion

Vivid and often bizarre sensory experiences that occur upon waking, between sleeping and full wakefulness.

Consciousness

Being capable of recognizing one's own presence, perceptions, cognitions, environment, and life encounters.

LSD

A powerful hallucinogenic drug known scientifically as Lysergic acid diethylamide, which alters perception, mood, and a range of cognitive processes.