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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > prototype effect

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prototype effect  

Definition

  • Tendency to falsely recognize an unstudied prototype which was used to generate the study items as variations of that prototype.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • prototype-enhancement effect

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Posner, M. I., & Keele, S. W. (1968). On the genesis of abstract ideas. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 77(3, Pt.1), 353-363. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0025953

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-B4ZR1FPB-W

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