Describe How One's Thinking About Categories Changes Across One's Lifetime

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Describe how one's thinking about categories changes across one's lifetime by comparing categorization in children and adults. In what ways does categorization change as we age?

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Definitions:

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a process that strengthens a particular behavior by providing a consequence an individual finds rewarding.

Pleasurable Outcomes

Positive results or effects that are enjoyable or satisfying.

Psychodynamic Theorists

Scholars and clinicians who study and apply theories focusing on the psychological forces that underlie human behavior, feelings, and emotions, and how they might relate to early experience.

Primary Gain

The direct internal benefits of being sick, such as relief from anxiety, conflict, or distress.