Which theory assumes that concept learning is due to responding to certain stimulus aspects that members of a perceptual category have in common,stimulus aspects to which the instrumental response becomes conditioned when the organism is reinforced?
A) similarity theory
B) exemplar theory
C) prototype theory
D) feature theory

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Feature theory assumes that concept learning is based on identifying the common features that are present in members of a category and that these features become associated with the category when they are reinforced. The other three theories - similarity theory, exemplar theory, and prototype theory - do not focus on the role of reinforcement in concept learning.

Which Theory Assumes That Concept Learning Is Due to Responding