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Cognitive Development
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Undergraduate 4
10/17/2007
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Concept
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a mental representation of a category (specifically of things that belong together)
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Why do we have categories?
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to group together an enormous amount of information into an organized, retrievable network, to guide attention, and provide effective communication
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What is one drawback of generalizations in categories?

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Can lead to stereotypes
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