Author Question: Tristan cannot think of a set of defining features for the concept of game. Some games have playing ... (Read 79 times)

darbym82 · **on:** Jun 19, 2018

Tristan cannot think of a set of defining features for the concept of game. Some games have playing pieces (e.g., checkers or chess), but other games do not (e.g., dodgeball or freeze-tag). Some games have a winner (e.g., baseball or football), while others do not (e.g., role-playing games). Thus, we can think of a game is a ____ concept.

a. prototypical
b. semantic
c. natural
d. formal

Question 2

Ana reads in the track-and-field rulebook that an official track on which she can set a world record must have specific qualities. It must be 400 meters long, in an oval shape, and have a surface that is between 0.5 in. and 1.0 in. thick. The track described in the rulebook is an example of a ____ concept.

a. fuzzy
b. natural
c. formal
d. prototype