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The best example the brain holds for a concept is called a:

AA schema
BA heuristic
CA plain bias
DA prototype
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Correct answer: D. A prototype
1. Concepts need an anchor if they are to be used quickly. 2. Another technique used by your brain to organize information is the identification of prototypes. 3. Those prototypes are identified for the concepts you have developed. 4. A schema groups concepts together rather than standing for one of them. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 7 'Thinking and Intelligence', sections 7.1-7.5_
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