As a Seven-Year-Old Boy,Dean Likes to Catch Butterflies and Moths

question 11

Multiple Choice

As a seven-year-old boy,Dean likes to catch butterflies and moths.He is fascinated by the colors and patterns on their wings.Today he saw several monarchs and caught one in his net.In his mental representations of butterflies and moths,the monarch he caught today is:

• A)a concept.
• B)a defining attribute.
• C)a prototype.
• D)an exemplar.

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