Don tells Ray that he wants to get a new sports car. Ray immediately understands why, because he is familiar with the common characteristics of sports cars and knows what makes them different from family cars. Ray is using mental categories called ________.
A) classes
B) concepts
C) attributes
D) classifications

Question

Don tells Ray that he wants to get a new sports car. Ray immediately understands why, because he is familiar with the common characteristics of sports cars and knows what makes them different from family cars. Ray is using mental categories called ________.
A) classes
B) concepts 
C) attributes
D) classifications

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Concepts refer to mental categories used to classify objects, events, ideas, or people that share common characteristics. Ray is using his knowledge of the characteristics of sports cars to categorize Don's desire for a new sports car.

Don Tells Ray That He Wants to Get a New