Exam 7: Knowing

The idealized average of all category members is called a(n)_________.

In what way was the foundational research by Bartlett different from than by Ebbinghaus?

In a feature list theory,each concept captures the relative importance of various features.

"Lag 2" in a priming task reflects __________.

In a priming task,the first stimulus is called the _____________,and the next stimulus is called the ____________.

In connections networks,knowledge is represented in the strength of the ____________.

What are the relative advantages and disadvantageous of the various theories of mental categorization?

P300 stands for __________.

Which is NOT true of semantic memory?

Features that are common,but not essential,to the meaning of a concept,are __________.

To what degree do mental categories reflect the way the world is,and to what degree to they reflect how we mentally organize the world?

Which of the following could be used as evidence AGAINST a "hierarchical" organization of semantic memory?

People use schemata and scripts to help them reconstruct memories of past events.

In semantic memory tasks,response time is speeded up or judgments are made more easily when the concepts are closer together in semantic distance-that is,when they are more closely related.The effect is reversed when the comparison is false; that is,RT is longer for the comparison "a whale is a fish" vs."a whale is a bird." This is an example of __________.

SOA stands for ________________________.

In a semantic network,concepts are represented by ________ and associations are represented by ________.

When are ad hoc categories created?

The classic view of categorization has stood the test of time and captures much of how people mentally create and use categories.

With respect to models of the mind,what is connectionism?

The lexical decision task requires that people know the meaning of the target word.