Why Do Individuals from Mexico Easily Categorize Avocados as a Fruit

question 4

Multiple Choice

Why do individuals from Mexico easily categorize avocados as a fruit whereas western Europeans do not?

• A)What is considered to be typical of a category depends on cultural and social experience.
• B)Categorizations are somewhat independent of previous knowledge and experience.
• C)Familiarity with an item increases use of cognitive schemas and mental shortcuts.
• D)Taxonomic hierarchies are dependent on basic features of a category and may result in miscategorization.

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Definitions:

Prospective Memory

Remembering to do something at some future time.

Historical Dates

Specific points in time that are recognized for their significant events or occurrences, often marking important moments in history.

Daydreaming

A short-term detachment from one’s immediate surroundings, during which a person's contact with reality is blurred and partially substituted by a visionary fantasy, especially one of happy, pleasant thoughts, hopes, or ambitions.

Implicit Memory

A type of memory in which previous experiences aid in the performance of a task without conscious awareness of these previous experiences.