When the mind has to categorize an object a variety of inferential processes occur, not limited to prototype recognition. Each of the main philosophers is given 3-4 pages. A collection of essays in honour of Endel Tulving. Explicit memory refers to memory with awareness, while implicit memory refers to the recall of experience to perform a task without any intentional remembering. Rosch's principles are that 1.
Concepts promote a cognitive economy by partitioning the world into classes.
Concepts allow the mind to substantially reduce the amount of information to be remembered and processed. A concept is represented through a prototype which expresses its most significant properties. A prototype has cultural roots. Membership of an individual in a category is then determined by the perceived distance of resemblance of the individual to the prototype of the category. Superordinate categories are more abstract and more comprehensive.