Abstraction theories hold that we store:
A) a number of different instances of a category and judge new instances by degree of similarity.
B) several different instances of a category,but abstract a general model for comparison purposes.
C) a general representation of a category,but when it comes time to judge,we generate specific instances for comparison.
D) a general representation of a category and judge instances by degree of similarity.

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Abstraction theories suggest that we store a general representation or prototype of a category and use this to judge new instances by comparing their similarity to this prototype.

Abstraction Theories Hold That We Store