Glossary C
Glossary C
Categorization refers to a Brunerian concept referring to the process of identifying objects or events on the basis of the attributes they share with other instances.
Likewise, Categorization is also defined as:
1. the organization of information into coherent, meaningful groups;.
2. the process of arranging, classifying, recognizing and identifying or describing somethings by labeling or naming; or
3. the natural tendency of humans to sort objects into groups. (see Category )
Category refers to a grouping of items sharing one or more similarities; an aggregation of people or things that share some common attribute or are related in some way. Moreover, Category refers to a term Bruner used to describe a grouping of related objects or events. In this sense, a category is both a concept and a percept. Bruner also defines it as a rule for classifying things as equivalent. (See Coding system.)
Category format refers to a rating-scale format that usually uses the categories 1 to 10.
Category prototype refers to an abstract representation of a category, reflecting the central tendency, or "best example,'' of a category.
- Category-based expectancies : Category-based expectancies refer to expectations about people based on the groups to which they belong, such as expecting someone to love going to parties because he or she belongs to a party-loving fraternity or sorority
Category-specific dissociations is a term used in Aphasia that refers to the selective inability to retrieve certain categories of words, such as fruits or vegetables, while retaining the ability to recognize and use other word categories.