The principle illustrated when most people are able to recognize a variety of examples of chairs even though no one category member may have all of the characteristic properties of "chairs" (e.g., most chairs have four legs but not all do) is
A) family resemblance.
B) prototypicality.
C) graded membership.
D) instance theory.

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The principle described is known as family resemblance, which suggests that category membership is determined by overlapping features that are shared by multiple category members, rather than a set of defining features that are present in all members.

The Principle Illustrated When Most People Are Able to Recognize