As he walked in the woods, Thom recognized the tree in front of him as a maple. In this

example, Thom was most likely using a(n) __________, a hypothetical idealized pattern of
a maple tree.

a. prototype
b. model
c. exemplar
d. template
e. distinctive feature

a. prototype

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