According to Collins and Quillian,the statement "Siamese cats have blue eyes" will be verified ______.(Assume that having blue eyes is unique to Siamese cats. )
A)slower than "Siamese cats give birth to live young"
B)faster than "Siamese cats give birth to live young"
C)in the same amount of time as "Siamese cats give birth to live young"
D)slower than "Siamese cats have tails"

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Collins and Quillian's model predicts that the verification time for a statement will be faster if the property is more typical of the category. In this case, having blue eyes is a more typical property of Siamese cats than giving birth to live young, so the statement "Siamese cats have blue eyes" will be verified faster.

According to Collins and Quillian,the Statement "Siamese Cats Have Blue