PROTOTYPE

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N., Pam M.S.
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Generally, an item, person or event believed to be the typical example or representation to stand for that category. Also in concept formation, the best example of a category

PROTOTYPE: "The mountain gorilla is a prototype of all gorillas."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. PROTOTYPE MODEL
  2. TRANSPOSITION OF AFFECT
  3. PART-OBJECT
  4. SELECTIVE AMNESIA
  5. FEARED SELF
  6. REPRESENTATION
  7. PERCEPT
  8. FEATURE ABSTRACTION
  9. CONCEPT
  10. CONCEPT LEARNING
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "PROTOTYPE," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 28, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/prototype/ (accessed March 3, 2020).
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