The prototype approach to semantic memory works especially well in which of the following conditions?
a. when applied to a group of items that have no single characteristic in common
b. when explaining how we store details about each individual example of a category
c. when accounting for why experts and nonexperts differ with respect to their use of subordinate-level categories
d. when pointing out why people believe that some categories have clear-cut boundaries, rather than fuzzy boundaries
Ans: a
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