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1
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4 basic functions of categorization

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classification, understanding, predicting, & communication

2
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allows you to treat objects that appear differently as belonging together

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classification

3
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identifies the intentions of a situation

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understanding

4
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you can make predictions by comparing your current situation to a similar experience in memory

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predicting

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uses specific words to describe ideas efficiently

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communication

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the feeling that a task must be simple because it is simple for oneself

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illusion of the expert

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Simple, rather than complex categories, leave us susceptible to Illusion of the Expert

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Lee Brooks

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we categorize objects by comparing them to an internal “best” representation of a given category

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prototype theory

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We categorize objects by comparing them to every previously stored experience in a given category.

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exemplar theory

10
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not possible to change innate properties

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natural objects

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possible to change innate properties

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man-made objects

12
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is a large, complex unit of knowledge that encodes properties typical of instances of general categories and omit properties which are not typical of the categories

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schema