A result in which more common members of a category show a processing advantage is known as _____.

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The typicality effect refers to the phenomenon in which more typical (or prototypical) members of a category are processed more quickly and accurately than less typical members. This effect is often explained by the prototype approach to categorization, which posits that people use a mental representation of the "average" or "typical" member of a category to make judgments and inferences about novel category members.

A Result in Which More Common Members of a Category