“There’s no way your cat plays fetch with you!” Laila says. “Fetch is something dogs do, not something cats do!” A cat that plays fetch does NOT match Laila’s _____ of a cat.

A prototype is a person’s typical or ideal example of something. Laila expects cats not to play fetch, so a cat that does play fetch does not fit her prototype of a cat. Scaffolding, determinism, and relativism do not describe this kind of mental category.

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