Scott owns a gardening company and held a raffle contest. For the contest, participants were asked to read a description of a flower and then write the name of the flower on a piece of paper that was then deposited into a raffle bin. Unfortunately, the question Scott selected was extremely difficult and no one selected the correct answer. In reviewing responses, Scott noticed that a majority of participants answered "rose." Which of the following offers the best explanation for this occurrence?
A. Individuals relied on their schemas of flowers and selected an instance they believed to be correct.
B. This flower was chosen at random and not based on the past experiences of participants.
C. Individuals did not know the response and wrote down an exemplar of their flower category.
D. Individuals did not know the response and wrote down a prototype of their flower category.
Answer: C
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