When members of the Kpelle tribe in Liberia were asked to
sort objects "like a fool would do it," they grouped
them together
a. haphazardly.
b. by category, such as containers, clothing, and eating utensils.
c. like their own culture sorts objects.
d. by functional association, such as food being placed with the utensil used to eat it.
ANSWER: b
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