CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 HumanitiesPsychologyThinking3 Marks
Question
What is a concept? Explain the role of concept in the thinking process.
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Answer
Concepts are mental categories for objects and events, which are similar to each other in one or in more than one way.Role of concept in thinking process:
Concept formation helps us in organizing our knowledge so that whenever we access our knowledge we can do it in less time of effort.
Concepts used in thinking are neither deal nor unambigous. They are fuzzy. They overlap one another and are poorly defined.
To make thinking systematic a prototype is required. A prototype is a best representative member of category.
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