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Prototype theory (s18e8)

Posted in Cognitive Psychology, and Linguistics

The final task of the show is a team task in which teams are given a category by Greg, and must simultaneously, without conferring, name something in that category. Points are given if both team members say the same item in the category. This clip could be shown to demonstrate how some items feel more representative of a category than others.

The full task lasts from 40:36-44:30. It gets a bit silly at the end but what’s a Taskmaster clip without a bit of silliness. I also suspect this same game could be used as a fun class demonstration with a few solid volunteers, but haven’t tried it!