Imagine That a Young Child Is Just Learning About the Category

Multiple Choice

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.