According to the typicality effect,
a. objects in a category have a family resemblance to one another.
b. objects that are not typical stand out and so are more easily remembered.
c. items that are high in prototypicality are judged more rapidly as being in a group.
d. we remember typical objects better than non-typical objects.
Question 2
Which of the following reaction time data sets illustrates the typicality effect for the bird category, given the following three trials? (NOTE: Read data sets as RTs for Trial 1: Trial 2: Trial 3) Trial 1: An owl is a bird. Trial 2: A penguin is a bird. Trial 3: A sparrow is a bird.
a. 583: 518: 653 msec
b. 518: 583: 653 msec
c. 583: 653: 518 msec
d. 653: 583: 518 msec
