The Use of Specific Rules to Categorize Objects Is an Example

question 63

Multiple Choice

The use of specific rules to categorize objects is an example of:

• A) using a prototype.
• B) linguistic relativity.
• C) using a heuristic.
• D) rule-based categorization.

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Definitions:

Nuclei

The central and most important part of an object, movement, or group, forming the basis for its activity and growth; in biology, the membrane-bound organelle that contains the cell's DNA.

Systematic Notes

Organized and methodical recordings of observations, measurements, or information that are carefully maintained for analysis, research, or documentation purposes.

Gregor Mendel

A scientist known as the father of modern genetics for his pioneering work on the inheritance of traits in pea plants, establishing the laws of genetics.

Heredity

The transmission of genetic traits from parents to offspring, the reason for familial resemblance.