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mcmcdaniel

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According to the prototype approach to semantic memory,
 
  a. every item that meets the specified requirements of a category belongs to that category.
  b. a prototype is an example of the category that is neither the best example, nor the worst example.
  c. we judge whether an item is similar to the prototype in order to decide whether it belongs to a category.
  d. nonprototypes are items that do not belong to any category.

Question 2

How is the term situated cognition approach related to the concept of knowledge?
 
  a. We use the situated cognition approach when we need to think about graded structures.
  b. The situated cognition approach is a central part of the parallel distributed processing approach.
  c. The situated cognition approach proposes that cues from our immediate environment help us to code a concept.
  d. The situated cognition approach helps us to distinguish between categories and concepts.



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Answer to Question 1

Ans: c

Answer to Question 2

c. The situated cognition approach proposes that cues from our immediate environment help us to code a concept.



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