A child recognizes that an airplane is more like a car than a bird if the child uses
A) prospective memory.
B) procedural memory.
C) conceptual categorization.
D) perceptual categorization.

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Conceptual categorization involves the ability to classify objects based on their key features and attributes. In this case, the child is able to recognize that airplanes and cars share more key features and attributes (such as being man-made vehicles with wheels) than they do with birds, which helps the child categorize airplanes and cars together as transportation vehicles. This is different from perceptual categorization, which would involve categorizing objects based solely on their physical characteristics (i.e. wings or no wings) without considering their function or purpose.

A Child Recognizes That an Airplane Is More Like a Car