The Claim That Mental Categories Have Fuzzy Boundaries Means That

question 14

Multiple Choice

The claim that mental categories have fuzzy boundaries means that:

• A) researchers have been unable to specify the boundaries for the categories people use every day
• B) different individuals have somewhat different concepts, making it easy for people to disagree about how a particular object should be categorized
• C) the boundaries for a general category are less clear-cut than are the boundaries for a basic-level category
• D) category membership is a matter of degree, not an all-or-nothing distinction

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