How do the prototype approach and the exemplar approach differ from each other?

a. The prototype approach emphasizes that all examples of a concept are equally good.
b. The exemplar approach represents a concept in terms of many specific examples of a concept.
c. The exemplar approach focuses on the most frequently encountered example of a concept.
d. The exemplar approach argues that an exemplar is an idealized example, based on all members of a category.


Ans: b

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