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family resemblance: a standalone construct

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Cognitive psychology

internal category structure in which members share overlapping features with one another, with typical members sharing the most, rather than any single defining feature.

In cognitive psychology, family resemblance refers to internal category structure in which members share overlapping features with one another, with typical members sharing the most, rather than any single defining feature. This meaning comes from Rosch (1975) in Cognitive Psychology.[1]

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Rosch, E., & Mervis, C. B. (1975). Family resemblances: Studies in the internal structure of categories. Cognitive Psychology, 7(4), 573-605. https://doi.org/10.1016/0010-0285(75)90024-9

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