Psychological Essentialism Means That __________

question 40

Multiple Choice

Psychological essentialism means that __________.

• A) people treat categories as uniform descriptions of their members
• B) categories are essential to effective human memory processing
• C) people treat category members as if they had some shared underlying essence
• D) any object encountered in the world will be categorized by a person

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Definitions:

Disaster Risk

The potential loss or damage that could occur as a result of a disaster event, taking into account both the hazard and the vulnerability of the affected area.

Financial Loss

The condition of having less money or resources at the end of a period than at the beginning, typically as a result of expenses exceeding income.

Super-Event

A major event or happening that has significant, often transformative effects on the societies, economies, or environments it impacts.

Disaster Risk

The potential loss or damage that could occur to a system, society, or community in a specific period due to disasters.