Educational Psychology
-In an effort to stock the office refrigerator, Jared asks his co-workers what they prefer to drink. Most of his co-workers say they like water, a few say soft drinks and only one says unsweetened grapefruit juice. What view of categorization does this represent?

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Typicality refers to how well an item represents a category. In this example, water is considered by Jared's co-workers to be most representative of a beverage, while grapefruit juice is not.

Educational Psychology -In an Effort to Stock the Office Refrigerator, Jared Asks