Based on what you have read, which of these is an accurate statement about how people organize concepts?
A. Humans rarely group concepts into similar categories unless society explicitly teaches this behavior.
B. Concepts are isolated representations floating around in unstructured semantic memory spaces.
C. People who are from different cultures and speak different languages tend to organize concepts into similar categories.
D. Individual conceptual categories usually vary widely depending on an individual's emotional state.
Answer: C
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a. social unit b. individual c. cultural group d. gene
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