AP PSYCHOLOGY

COGNITION

THINKING AND LANGUAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Prototypes make conepts easier to understand by allowing us to
A
picture a specific example of the concept
B
mentally group together objects that are similar
C
use shortcuts to solve a problem
D
all of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Prototype to Empathise, Define, Ideate, and Test You can use prototyping as an ideation method, as it allows you, as well as users, to explore alternative solutions. This is possible because prototypes are physical representations of your solutions, and thus prototyping allows you to think by doing.

Detailed explanation-2: -Explain how a prototype aids in the formation of concepts. The more closely something alines with our prototype of a concepts (i.e. a robin versus a penguin in a category of “birds"), the faster we recognize it as an example of a concept.-refer to the prototype when remembering or seeing something in that category.

Detailed explanation-3: -A prototype is the best example or representation of a concept.

Detailed explanation-4: -1 : an original model on which something is patterned : archetype 2 : an individual that exhibits the essential features of a later type 3 : a standard or typical example 4 : a first full-scale and usually functional form of a new type or design of a construction (such as an airplane)

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