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Cognitive psychology

the middle level of a category hierarchy, such as chair rather than furniture or kitchen chair, that people use first and process fastest.

In cognitive psychology, basic level category refers to the middle level of a category hierarchy, such as chair rather than furniture or kitchen chair, that people use first and process fastest. This meaning comes from Rosch (1976) in Cognitive Psychology.[1]

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References

Rosch, E., Mervis, C. B., Gray, W. D., Johnson, D. M., & Boyes-Braem, P. (1976). Basic objects in natural categories. Cognitive Psychology, 8(3), 382-439. https://doi.org/10.1016/0010-0285(76)90013-x

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