We more quickly recognize that a blue jay is a bird than that a penguin is a bird because a blue jay more closely resembles our ________ of a bird.

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Our prototype of a bird is typically a small, feathered creature with a beak, wings, and the ability to fly. A blue jay fits this prototype more closely than a penguin, which is larger, has flipper-like wings, and cannot fly.

We More Quickly Recognize That a Blue Jay Is a Bird