Nikki wandered into a produce store in Chinatown and saw a bin marked "LITCHIS" that was filled with small round objects with bumpy red shells. As she was trying to decide whether "litchis" were fruits or vegetables, she was mentally comparing them to her memories of other instances of fruits and vegetables, such as cherry tomatoes, raspberries, strawberries, and grapes. In her attempt to classify the litchis, Nikki was using:
A)exemplars.
B)formal concept rules and features.
C)stereotypes.
D)prototypes.

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Nikki was using exemplars, which are specific examples or instances of a category that she has encountered before, to compare and classify the litchis.

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