Compare how we use prototypes and exemplars in categorization
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER:
Prototype: Our concept of the most typical member of the category - in essence, a summary of all the members of the category. When we judge whether something belongs in a natural concept category, we compare it to the prototype of the category.
Exemplar: A mental representation of an actual instance of a member of a category. We judge category membership by comparing an item to the memories we have stored for actual specific examples, or preexisting exemplars.
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