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Eleanor Rosch (née Heider; born 1938[1]) is an American cognitive psychologist. She is known for her innovate work in both the fields of psychology and cognitive science, with a focus on categorization, concepts and linguistics. Rosch is perhaps best known for her Prototype Theory, which states that items in a category are assessed in relation to a category prototype that is found to be more typical or central of that category[2].
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Eleanor Rosch | |
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Born | Eleanor Heider 1938 |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Known for | Prototype Theory Family resemblance |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Psychology |
Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
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Rosch holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University and is currently a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley[1].