Imagine that a young child is just learning about the category "dog." Thus far, she has experienced only two dogs, one a poodle and the other a German shepherd. On her third encounter with a dog, she will be LEAST likely to correctly categorize the animal as a dog if that animal
A. matches the size of the poodle but is of a different breed.
B. is a breed of dog that is hairless and teacup-sized.
C. matches an exemplar of one of the dogs she has experienced.
D. is similar to an "average" for the dogs she has encountered.
Answer: B
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