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prototype  

Definition

  • The prototype represents the central tendency of exemplars of a semantic cagegory, retaining their most typical and common properties.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Hampton, J. A. (2006). Concepts as prototypes. In Psychology of Learning and Motivation (Vol. 46, p. 79–113). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0079-7421(06)46003-5

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]

  • • Rosch, E. (1975). Cognitive representations of semantic categories. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 104(3), 192-233. https://doi.org/10.1037/0096-3445.104.3.192

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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