Concept-as-ideal is a minor strand in the psychology of concepts.

Evidence

“The second view … proposes that concepts are ideals—representations of the perfect instances of a class. This view was proposed by Barsalou in the 1980s. Despite a few interesting applications, this view has not become a major approach in the psychology of concepts” (Machery 2009, 108). — Gary Goertz, Social Science Concepts and Measurement, 560

Categorization

• DEFINE: Explains the ‘concept as ideal’ position — concepts as representations of perfect class members — before naming its originator.