chapter 8
Semantic Memory ?
Organized knowledge about the world includes general knowledge, lexical or language knowledge, and conceptual knowledge.
Situated cognition approach?
our knowledge depends on the context that surrounds us
Superordinate-level category?
higher-level, general category
Schemas?
general knowledge about a situation, event, or person
Prototype Approach?
argues that we decide whether an item belongs to a category by comparing it to a prototype
Basic-level category?
moderately specific category
Inference?
logical interpretations and conclusions not part of the original stimulus
Exemplar Approach?
argues that we decide whether an item belongs to a category by comparing it to examples of that category
Subordinate-level category?
lower-level, specific category
Category?
set of objects that belong together
Graded structure?
continuum from most representative to least representative
Exemplar approach?
argues that we decide whether an item belongs to a category by comparing it to examples of that category, then classifying it based on how closely it resembles those specific examples.
Concept?
mental representation of a category
Semantic priming effect?
We respond faster to an item if it follows an item with a similar meaning
Node?
one unit located within a network