Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
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ISBN: 9781337408271
Author: Goldstein, E. Bruce.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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A category represents all the possible characteristics and examples of a particular concept/thing. For instance, a guitar can have different categories, such as acoustic or electronic. The process of categorization involves the distribution of things into different categories.

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In everyday life, humans tend to cognitively allocate things into different categories for the sake of effortless comprehension of the world. It is for this reason that categories are also known as the pointers to knowledge. Categories allow humans to differentiate between things based on their different characteristics. For instance, painting can have different types, and each type has different characteristics, such as expressionism, impressionism, pointillism, and realism.

The categorization of objects helps an individual to function in daily life by recognizing the things they utilize on a daily basis. One knows how to make tea because of the understanding of different ingredients and their properties. This allows them to know what utensil to use, how to turn on the gas stove, what ingredients are needed, and so on.

Categorization also promotes diversity. It allows individuals to choose something they like from a number of different things based on their likes and dislikes. For instance, music has several different categories, and a person may try listening to different types of music before they decide the one they like the most.

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