Mental categories allow us to __________

a. predict the ways in which we should interact with new instances
b. spend more time trying to figure out what things are
c. find the needle in the haystack
d. overcome our biases and prejudices derived from stereotypes


Ans: a. predict the ways in which we should interact with new instances

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