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typicality  

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  • In Rosch's theory of natural categories, a typical exemplar is the most representative member of a category.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Rosch, E. (1978). Principles of categorization. In E. Rosch & B. Lloyd (Eds.), Cognition and categorization (p. 27‑48). Laurence Erlbaum Associates.

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]

  • • Rosch, E., & Mervis, C. B. (1975). Family resemblances: Studies in the internal structure of categories. Cognitive Psychology, 7(4), 573–605. https://doi.org/10.1016/0010-0285(75)90024-9

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

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  • Frank Arnould

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