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:

Rhizomes

Underground plant stems that send out roots and shoots from its nodes, involved in vegetative reproduction and storage.

Tubers

Thickened, usually underground parts of a stem or rhizome, storing nutrients.

Corms

Underground plant stems that serve as storage organs and help in vegetative reproduction, found in species like crocuses and gladioli.

Stolons

Horizontal above-ground plant stems or runners that take root at various intervals, spreading asexually to produce new plants.