Briefly describe how exemplar memory can impact categorizing objects using rules

What will be an ideal response?

Answer: When exemplars are activated they influence how information is categorized. For instance, Allen and Brooks (1991) found that positive-match exemplars were correctly categorized 81 percent of the time but that negative-match exemplars were correctly categorized only 56 percent of the time.

Psychology

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