Ms. Lounge is teaching her son Joe the concept of cow by showing him pictures of both cows and bears. Joe thinks to himself, "Maybe all cows have horns; let me look at a few more pictures and check." Joe's reasoning best illustrates which one of the following views of concept learning?
A) Buildup of associations
B) Prototype
C) Exemplars
D) Hypothesis testing

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Joe is using hypothesis testing by generating a hypothesis (all cows have horns) and then testing it by looking at more pictures. This approach involves creating and testing a hypothesis rather than relying on prototypes or exemplars, and is distinct from the buildup of associations which involves forming connections between features over time.

Ms Lounge Is Teaching Her Son Joe the Concept of Cow