Rachel took longer to agree with the statement "an ostrich is a bird" than with the statement "a crow is a bird," because for Rachel an ostrich is dissimilar to her _____ of the category bird.
A) formal concept
B) heuristic
C) prototype
D) stereotype

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This is because a prototype is the representation of the best or most typical example of a category. Rachel may have a mental image of birds as being small and possibly having wings that can fly, therefore an ostrich, a larger bird that cannot fly, may not fit with her prototype of a bird.

Rachel Took Longer to Agree with the Statement "An Ostrich