Definitions
Proposes that the physical world perceived through our senses exists beside a non-material realm of perfect, eternal, and unchanging Forms (or ideas)
What is Plato's Theory of Forms?
Truth, Goodness, and Beauty are all examples of this
This example represents the enlightenment through knowledge and reasoning rather than relying on sensory experience.
What is the Allegory of the Cave?
These represent the essence of objects, concepts, or qualities
What are forms?
Just like the prisoners rely on shadows, we interpret _____ based on our past experiences and beliefs.
What is reality?
When a child sees a big dog for the first time and realizes not all dogs are small, they are doing this.
What is adjusting their schema?
mental frameworks that shape how we interpret new information
What are cognitive schemas?
Following the slides, Belle is a(n) ___ that instantiates the higher form of Beauty
What is a particular?
The dog example demonstrates how we organize new experiences into familiar concepts, a process known as ______
What is categorization and learning?