For Most People,a Dog Is a Better Fit Than a Tarantula

question 56

Multiple Choice

For most people,a dog is a better fit than a tarantula for the category of pets.This is an example of ____________.

• A)linguistic relativity
• B)graded membership
• C)classical categorization
• D)functional fixedness

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