Which of the following would support the idea that people store concepts in terms of prototypes?
A)People are faster to verify that a robin is a bird.
B)People are faster to verify that ostrich is a bird.
C)People are equally fast to verify that robins and ostriches are birds.
D)People generally cannot tell the difference between a robin and an ostrich.

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Prototypes are mental representations of the most typical (average) members of a category. Since robins are more prototypical of the category "bird" than ostriches, people are faster to verify that a robin is a bird, which supports the prototype theory.

Which of the Following Would Support the Idea That People