Which of the Following Students Provides the Most Accurate Information

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following students provides the most accurate information about the prototype approach to semantic memory?

• A) Elisabeth: "People store an abstract representation of each basic-level category."
• B) Lester: "The prototype approach applies only to inanimate objects."
• C) Horatio: "The data on the semantic-priming effect are not consistent with the prototype approach."
• D) Joni: "Superordinate terms tend to activate different regions of the cortex from the regions activated by basic-level terms."

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