Asked by Taiwo Gbamgbola on Apr 27, 2024
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Studies of concept usage have shown all of the following EXCEPT ______.
A) people judge different members of a category to vary in "goodness"
B) subjects are more likely to list typical instances than atypical instances when asked to list instances of a concept
C) highly typical instances of a category lead to better semantic priming than atypical instances
D) there is high agreement between subjects on judgments such as "Do BOOKENDS belong to the category FURNITURE?"
Semantic Priming
A phenomenon in which exposure to one word (e.g., nurse) facilitates the recognition of semantically related words (e.g., doctor).
Concept Usage
The ways in which ideas or abstractions are employed in different contexts to convey meanings or understand phenomena.
- Recognize the limitations of prototype and exemplar views in explaining concept usage and categorization.
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Chris MartinezMay 02, 2024
Final Answer :
D
Explanation :
Studies of concept usage indeed show that people judge different members of a category to vary in "goodness" (A), are more likely to list typical instances than atypical instances when asked to list instances of a concept (B), and that highly typical instances of a category lead to better semantic priming than atypical instances (C). However, there is often not high agreement between subjects on borderline category judgments, such as whether "BOOKENDS belong to the category FURNITURE?" (D), indicating that this statement is the exception.
Learning Objectives
- Recognize the limitations of prototype and exemplar views in explaining concept usage and categorization.