How Does the Ability to Categorize Help Humans

question 28

Multiple Choice

How does the ability to categorize help humans?

• A) Categories help us create helpful stereotypes to follow and add to.
• B) If we know something belongs to a certain category, we do not need to remember the properties of that category for that item.
• C) If we know something belongs to a certain category, we do not need to relearn the properties of that category for that item.
• D) Categories help us create helpful prototypes to follow and add to.

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Definitions:

Virtual Communities

Groups of individuals who interact through and within digital platforms or environments, sharing common interests or goals.

Lineage

The direct descent from an ancestor; the line of ancestors of a specific person or group.

Egalitarian Societies

Societies in which people have about the same rank, and share equally in the basic resources that support income, status, and power.

Stratified Societies

Societies characterized by a hierarchical ranking of people into different social classes or strata.