Nikki wandered into a produce store in Chinatown and saw abin marked LITCHIS that was filled with small round objects with bumpy red shells. As she was trying to decide whether"litchis" were fruits or vegetables, she was mentally comparing them to her memories of other instances of fruitsand vegetables, such as cherry tomatoes, raspberries,strawberries, and grapes. In her attempt to classify the litchis,Nikki was using:

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Nikki was using exemplars, which involve comparing new stimuli with examples of previously encountered stimuli stored in memory to make a classification.

Nikki Wandered into a Produce Store in Chinatown and Saw