Gender and Cross-Cultural Differences In Identifying Prototypes

Abstract The concept formations of prototypes are typically thought to be associated with previously explored subjects. This experiment was designed to test whether gender and ethnicity differences influence the choice of a prototypical object. Twenty-four students from Capilano College enrolled in Cognitive Psychology were surveyed. Of this group, five were males and nineteen were females. Objects included in this experiment were birds, airplanes, fish, fruit, chairs and bridges. Strong prototypical responses included things like the …

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