When 3-year-old children are presented with the categories of people, caterpillars, and chimpanzees, and asked which two are most similar, research indicates that they will MOST likely choose
A) people and caterpillars.
B) people and chimpanzees.
C) caterpillars and chimpanzees.
D) any of the three possible pairs with equal likelihood.

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Research in developmental psychology suggests that even at a young age, children are able to categorize living beings based on their similarities. In this case, children are likely to recognize that people and chimpanzees are more similar to each other than either is to caterpillars, due to both being primates and sharing more physical and behavioral traits.

When 3-Year-Old Children Are Presented with the Categories of People