Pippa is shopping for a wedding gown. She looks at a particularly modern gown and complains that it just does not look like a wedding gown to her. Pippa is most likely comparing the actual gown to her ____ gown.
A) prototype
B) exemplar
C) superordinate
D) concept

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Pippa is comparing the actual gown to her prototype gown, which is her mental representation or ideal image of what a wedding gown should look like. This concept helps individuals categorize and make sense of new information by comparing it to a standard or typical example in their mind.

Pippa Is Shopping for a Wedding Gown