Deciding that "an apple is a fruit" takes less time than deciding "a tomato is a fruit." This is called the
A)category size effect
B)global focusing strategy
C)typicality effect
D)restructuring effect

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The typicality effect refers to the phenomenon where it takes less time to classify or identify typical examples within a category compared to atypical examples. In this case, since an apple is a more typical fruit than a tomato, it would take less time to decide that an apple is a fruit than to decide that a tomato is a fruit.

Deciding That "An Apple Is a Fruit" Takes Less Time