Discuss the theory-based approach to categorization
What will be an ideal response?
A theory-based view of meaning holds that people understand and categorize concepts in terms of implicit theories, or general ideas they have regarding those concepts. For example, what makes someone a "good sport"?
• In the feature-based view, you would try to isolate features of a good sport.
• In the prototype view, you would try to find characteristic features of a good sport.
• In the exemplar view, you might try to find some good examples you have known in your life.
• In the theory-based view, you would use your experience to construct an explanation for what makes someone a good sport.
The theory-based view suggests that people can distinguish between essential and incidental, or accidental, features of concepts because they have complex mental representations of these concepts.
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