Cognitive Psychology Practice-Exam #3

Which approach to categorization determines category membership based on whether an item meets the definition of the category?

• Prototype approach

• Exemplar approach

• Definitional approach

• Semantic network approach

What is a primary issue with the definitional approach to categorization?

• It does not account for typicality

• Some categories do not lend themselves to feature analysis

• It does not allow for hierarchical organization

• It only applies to animals and objects

In the prototype approach, a prototype is best described as:

• A single best example of a category

• A list of all category members

• The first member of a category learned

• An arbitrary selection of category members

Which of the following is a characteristic of high-typicality category members?

• They are more affected by priming

• They are verified more slowly

• They have fewer shared attributes with other category members

• They are remembered less frequently

The exemplar approach to categorization suggests that category membership is determined by:

• A strict set of rules

• Comparing items to stored examples of category members

• A single prototype

• A neural network process

In hierarchical organization, which category level is typically named first and identified fastest?

• Global level

• Basic level

• Specific level

• Abstract level

According to the semantic network approach, concepts are represented as:

• A strict linear hierarchy

• Interconnected nodes

• Randomly stored memories

• Unstructured groups

Which principle of the connectionist network explains why damage to one area does not completely eliminate function?

• Semantic priming

• Cognitive economy

• Graceful degradation

• Symbolic distance effect

Visual imagery is defined as:

• The ability to recognize real-world objects

• "Seeing" in the absence of a visual stimulus

• The ability to dream vividly

• The capacity for abstract thought

Which cognitive process involves scanning an image in the mind as if looking at a real image?

• Symbolic distance effect

• Mental rotation

• Mental scanning

• Propositional representation