Question

If you have just heard the word vegetable, you can quickly make judgments about the word carrot; in contrast, your judgments about the word mushroom take much longer. According to the prototype approach, this observation shows that:_______.a. family resemblance is stronger for prototypes than for non-prototypes.

b. prototypes are items that have the smallest number of connection weights.
c. after priming, people respond faster to prototypes than to non-prototypes.
d. basic-level categories are judged more quickly than superordinate-level categories.

Answer 1

c. after priming, people respond faster to prototypes than to non-prototypes.

Step-by-step explanation:

If you have just heard the word vegetable, you can quickly make judgments about the word carrot; in contrast, your judgments about the word mushroom take much longer. According to the prototype approach, this observation shows that after priming, people respond faster to prototypes than to non-prototypes. In prototype approach to semantic memory, individuals responds faster to items that are similar or captured in an existing prototype. For example, carrot is captured in the prototype vegetables while mushroom is not, thus individuals will decide slowly when the word mushroom is mentioned.

Answer 2

Answer: C. after priming, people respond faster to prototypes than to non-prototypes.

Explanation: Memory training technique whereby an association is made with a stimulus in memory is called priming. The associated stimulus affects or determines our interpretation of the stimulus. It also aids an individual's ability to retrieve information from memory.

After priming, responding to closely related samples or associations is faster than non-related samples.

In the context above, faster judgment could be made about carrot which is a root vegetable having just heard the word vegetable. Mushrooms and vegetables aren't prototypes so it might take longer to make a pronouncement.