When a professor asked the class to name the first fruit that came to mind, over 80% of the students said either apple, orange, or banana. This illustrates that ______.
A) students are generally conformists
B) most people are limited by relying on rule-based categorization.
C) these are very prototypical fruits
D) any single concept can be placed into only one category

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This illustrates that apple, orange, and banana are very prototypical fruits that come to mind for most people when they are asked to name a fruit. It does not necessarily indicate that students are conformists or limited by rule-based categorization, nor does it make a statement about the placement of concepts into categories.

When a Professor Asked the Class to Name the First