Forming Concepts

A person is born with concepts already formed.

F

The Mandler study, which tested the effects of categorizing items, concluded that the number of categories used to remember information has little to no effect on recall.

F

Experiences and language skills lead to more complex concepts.

T

Concepts allow someone to organize information and avoid relearning.

T.

A mental list of characteristics used to define each item is the __________ model.

b. exemplar

Gettier contributed to what we know about the __________ model, while Rosch contributed to what we know about the __________ model.

b. exemplar . . . prototype

A one-year-old child can classify animals and people.

T

A schema may be the reason that one doesn't remember items that are out of place.

T

One advantage of the __________ model is quick recognition.

a. prototype

The __________ model is the most recognized model for explaining how concepts are formed.

a. prototype

When Maria's friend mentioned an upcoming concert, Maria quickly thought about the new CD that was supposed to come out that day. This connection that occurred as a result of the word "concert" is an example of a __________.

a. semantic network

At what age can a child begin to form large concepts such as objects, people, animals, and events?

c. 10 months

One disadvantage to the exemplar model is that there are __________.

c. too many exceptions to each concept

The arcade looked nothing like how Cory had imagined. It did not match his __________ for an arcade.

d. schema