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Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1978.
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Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
1978
Description
Natural language categories are considered as concepts
which can be described in terms of a prototype, wit h some
category i terns more "typical" of their categories than others .
One hypothesis tested was that typicality effects on free
recall performance were due to atypical items not being
encoded by their category labels. An alternative hypothesis
argues that the structural base behind typicality effects
is "family resemblances" (feature overlap). In the task,
subjects were given either a list of typical or atypical
items for three study/recall trials. Further, one half of
the subjects in each materials condition received category
cues at input to test the differential encoding hypothesis.
The results showed large typicality effects in the no cue
condition. However, there were small typicality effects
in the cue condition. These results were interpreted as
indicating that typicality effects on a free recall performance
task are largely eliminated when category coding is relatively
complete. Thus, the feature overlap hypothesis cannot be
accepted.
which can be described in terms of a prototype, wit h some
category i terns more "typical" of their categories than others .
One hypothesis tested was that typicality effects on free
recall performance were due to atypical items not being
encoded by their category labels. An alternative hypothesis
argues that the structural base behind typicality effects
is "family resemblances" (feature overlap). In the task,
subjects were given either a list of typical or atypical
items for three study/recall trials. Further, one half of
the subjects in each materials condition received category
cues at input to test the differential encoding hypothesis.
The results showed large typicality effects in the no cue
condition. However, there were small typicality effects
in the cue condition. These results were interpreted as
indicating that typicality effects on a free recall performance
task are largely eliminated when category coding is relatively
complete. Thus, the feature overlap hypothesis cannot be
accepted.
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60 p.
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Identifier
13933
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Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1978.
Date Backup
1978
Date Text
1978
Date Issued (EDTF)
1978
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FADT13933
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Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
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GREENBERG, MICHAEL STEVEN
Graduate College
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60 p.
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Title Plain
FREE RECALL AND CLUSTERING OF TYPICAL AND ATYPICAL CATEGORY EXEMPLARS
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1978
monographic
Boca Raton, Fla.
Florida Atlantic University
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Florida Atlantic University Libraries
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Boca Raton, Fla.
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Digital Library
Title
FREE RECALL AND CLUSTERING OF TYPICAL AND ATYPICAL CATEGORY EXEMPLARS
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FREE RECALL AND CLUSTERING OF TYPICAL AND ATYPICAL CATEGORY EXEMPLARS