Generally, an item, person or event believed to be the typical example or representation to stand for that category. Also in concept formation, the best example of a category
PROTOTYPE: "The mountain gorilla is a prototype of all gorillas."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "PROTOTYPE," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 28, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/prototype/ (accessed October 6, 2022).
