Subjects in a Study Are Asked to Press a Left-Hand

question 94

Multiple Choice

Subjects in a study are asked to press a left-hand key if the image on a computer screen is a bird or a right-hand key if it is not a bird, and to respond as quickly as possible. On any given trial, they may see a bird or some other image (e.g., window, car, pencil, cow, flower, paintbrush, etc.) . On one trial, an image of a penguin is flashed on the screen and a subject responds by pressing the "not a bird" key. This error could be explained by _______ theory, specifically by using the argument that a penguin does not resemble a typical bird.

• A) transfer
• B) prototype
• C) feature
• D) exemplar

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Definitions:

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