Question

describe the debate between amodal theories and multimodal theories, as well as the debate between exemplar and abstraction theories. with which theorys are you most aligned? defend your position.

Answer 1

Multimodality: In Multimodality theory, it is looked at the way of communication and interaction done practised by people with each other. And by this, it is not just confined to writing and speaking but also through other communication gestures and visual forms.

Amodal: Amodal refers to the perception of information which is common across many senses ( auditory, visual).

Exemplar theory refers to the way people classify objects and ideas, especially in psychology. It says that people classify and categorise judgments by making comparisons among new stimuli with happenings that are already in memory.

In Prototype theory, graded categorization is practised, where a few people of the conceptual group are more primary than other members.

I am more aligned with the Prototype theory. Because people are more confined to what the larger group of people say. For example when we say bird it is pigeon or dove but not according to the actual features of a bird that has wings.