The Prototype Approach to Semantic Memory Works Especially Well in Which

question 53

Multiple Choice

The prototype approach to semantic memory works especially well in which of the following conditions?

• A) When applied to a group of items that have no single characteristic in common
• B) When explaining how we store details about each individual example of a category
• C) When accounting for why experts and nonexperts differ with respect to their use of subordinate-level categories
• D) When pointing out why people believe that some categories have clear-cut boundaries, rather than fuzzy boundaries

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