7/9/2023 0 Comments Prototype psychology![]() ![]() Prototype theory-which presumes that participants refer to-be-categorized items to a representation near the category's center (the prototype)-predicts steep typicality gradients and large prototype-enhancement effects. Prototype and exemplar theories make contrasting predictions regarding performance on the Posner-Homa dot-distortion categorization task. The authors analyze the shape categorization of rhesus monkeys ("Macaca mulatta") and the role of prototype- and exemplar-based comparison processes in monkeys' category learning.
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