When participants are asked to generate examples of a particular category, they tend to:
A)produce unusual members of the category first.
B)be unduly influenced by spreading activation.
C)show no signs of spreading activation.
D)produce prototypical members of the category first.

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This is known as the typicality effect, where individuals tend to produce prototypical or typical members of a category first before generating less typical members. This suggests that prototypes play a prominent role in how people organize and represent categories in their minds.

When Participants Are Asked to Generate Examples of a Particular