Full Idea
The exemplar view has trouble with hierarchical classification and with induction in adults.
Gist of Idea
Exemplar theory struggles with hierarchical classification and with induction
Source
Gregory L. Murphy (The Big Book of Concepts [2004], Ch.13)
Book Reference
Murphy,Gregory L.: 'The Big Book of Concepts' [MIT 2004], p.485
A Reaction
To me these both strongly support essentialism - that you form the concept 'dog' from seeing some dogs, but you then extrapolate to large categories and general truths about dogs, on the assumption of the natures of the dogs you have seen.
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