Marvin,who lives in San Francisco,has been asked to host a teenage alien,Regor,as part of an intergalactic exchange program.Marvin is sure that Regor would love to experience the adventure of sailing,but decides he should introduce the concept of a "sailboat" first.Marvin suggests that Regor compare the features of an item that he thinks might be a sailboat with a checklist of sailboat features.If there are sufficient overlapping features,he might determine that it is a sailboat.This could be considered a ____.
A)prototype
B)theory
C)feature detection model
D)schema

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The approach suggested by Marvin, i.e. comparing features of an item with a checklist of sailboat features to determine if it is a sailboat, is an example of a feature detection model. This model involves comparing an object's features with a pre-existing set of features in order to categorize it. It is commonly used in cognitive psychology to understand how people recognize and categorize objects. Prototypes, theories, and schemas are other cognitive models that are used to understand different aspects of cognition. However, in this scenario, the best choice is C because Marvin's approach aligns most closely with the feature detection model.

Marvin,who Lives in San Francisco,has Been Asked to Host a Teenage