Components
Semantic memory
organized knowledge
about the world, includes general knowledge
Category
set of objects that belong together
Semantic memory allows us to in relation to objects?
organize objects according to concepts
Schemas
general knowledge about a
situation, event, or person
Concept
mental representation of a category
Semantic concepts in relation to inferences?
make inferences going beyond the information
given
How does schemas help?
Helps to predict what will happen in a new
situation
Situated Cognition Approach
our
knowledge depends on the context that
surrounds us
Prototype Approach
argues that we decide
whether an item belongs to a category by
comparing it to a prototype
What type of semantic memory includes?
lexical or language knowledge, and conceptual
knowledge
Semantic memory allows us to
-organize objects according to concepts
– make inferences going beyond the information
given
– decide which objects are similar
Exemplar Approach
argues that we decide
whether an item belongs to a category by
comparing it to examples of that category
Why is general knowlegde important?
Organizes information to remember it better over time
An example of category?
Psychology is an undergraduate major
How does Prototype Approach helps?
organize categories on the basis of the ideal
representation of that category