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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > typicality effect

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typicality effect  

Definition

  • The time needed to decide that a concept is a member of a semantic category is shorter if it is a typical member of that category.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • 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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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-QR124H6D-W

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