According to Exemplar Theory, Typicality Effects

question 29

Multiple Choice

According to exemplar theory, typicality effects

• A) are difficult to explain.
• B) reflect the fact that typical category members are probably frequent in our environment and are therefore frequently represented in memory.
• C) are produced by the fact that the exemplars in memory for each category tend to resemble each other.
• D) should be observed with categories having homogeneous membership but not with more variable categories.

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