Little Bobby points at a cow and says,"Doggie." When you ask him why he thinks the cow is a dog,he says that whenever he points to an animal with four legs and says,"Doggie," his mother laughs and pays attention to him.Bobby's response supports
A) exemplar theory.
B) similarity theory.
C) feature theory.
D) prototype theory.

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Bobby's response supports feature theory, as he is identifying animals based on a simple feature (having four legs) that he associates with the label "Doggie," rather than using a prototype or exemplar.

Little Bobby Points at a Cow and Says,"Doggie