In Deciding Whether an Ostrich Is a Bird,a Child Would

question 24

Multiple Choice

In deciding whether an ostrich is a bird,a child would probably

• A)respond faster than if the question was whether a robin is a bird
• B)respond slower than if the question was whether a robin is a bird
• C)treat the example of ostrich as a central instance
• D)have a distinct mental boundary between birds and non-birds

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