Five-Year-Old Lucy Encounters the Word Platypus in One of Her

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Multiple Choice

Five-year-old Lucy encounters the word platypus in one of her storybooks and asks her father what the word means. When her father tells her that a platypus is a kind of animal, Lucy has an easier time learning what a platypus is than she might have otherwise. A cognitive psychologist would be most likely to explain this by saying that:

• A) Lucy is now able to form a script regarding the nature of a platypus.
• B) Lucy's personal theory about the nature of living things helps her narrow down the possible defining features of the concept platypus.
• C) The father's statement makes it unnecessary for Lucy to form a prototype of the concept platypus.
• D) The father's statement enables Lucy to develop a variety of exemplars that illustrate the concept platypus.

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