Most people take longer to identify a platypus as a mammal than it takes them to identify a cat as a mammal. This is likely because a cat is closer to most people's _______________ for the concept of mammal
A) mental set
B) prototype
C) basic concept
D) algorithm
Answer: B
Rationale: People can use prototypes—mental representations of an average category member—to determine whether something belongs is a category or not. Because a cat is much closer than platypus to most people's prototype for the concept of mammal, it takes longer to identify a platypus as a mammal.
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