According to the varying abstraction model (VAM), prototypes and exemplars are simply two extremes on a continuum of abstraction with exemplars nearer the ____ end of the spectrum and prototypes nearer the ____ end of the spectrum.
a. concrete; abstract
b. featural; concrete
c. abstract; averaged
d. averaged; featural
Ques. 2According to the ____ approach, we have several typical representatives of categories that are used when trying to categorize concepts.
a. prototype
b. characteristic features
c. exemplar
d. defining features
Ques. 3____ are typical representations of a category.
a. Fuzzy concepts
b. Classical concepts
c. Prototypes
d. Exemplars
Ques. 4Classical concepts are to ____ as fuzzy concepts are to ____.
a. defining features; prototypes
b. prototypes; defining features
c. exemplars; inheritance
d. inheritance; exemplars
Ques. 5____ are well-described by defining features.
a. Fuzzy concepts
b. Reference concepts
c. Classical concepts
d. Exemplars
Ques. 6____ typically described using characteristic features as opposed to defining features.
a. Fuzzy concepts
b. Reference concepts
c. Classical concepts
d. Exemplars
Ques. 7______ are features that are typically present and are consistent with the exemplars for that particular concept.
a. Prototypes
b. Characteristic features
c. Schemas
d. Defining features
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