Chapter Questions
Why is the use of categories so important for our day-to-day functioning?
Describe the definitional approach to categories. Why does it initially seem like a goodd way of thinking about categories, but then become troublesome when we consider the kinds of objects that can make up a category?
What is the prototype approach? What experiments did Rosch do that demonstrated connections between prototypicality and behavior?
What is the exemplar approach to categorization? How does it differ from the prototype approach, and how might the two approaches work together?
What does it mean to say that there are different levels within a category? What arguments did Rosch present to support the idea that one of these levels is "privileged"? How has research on categorization by experts led to modifications of Rosch's ideas about which category is "basic" or "privileged"?