Gerard watched as a researcher placed five toy station wagons and three toy convertibles on a table. The researcher asked him if there were more station wagons or more cars, and Gerard correctly answered that there were more cars. Gerard's answer indicates that he has mastered

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Gerard watched as a researcher placed five toy station wagons and three toy convertibles on a table. The researcher asked him if there were more station wagons or more cars, and Gerard correctly answered that there were more cars. Gerard's answer indicates that he has mastered ​

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Gerard's ability to understand that the category of cars includes both station wagons and convertibles, and to recognize that there are more cars in total than just the subcategory of station wagons, indicates that he has mastered hierarchical classification problems. This skill involves understanding the relationship between a general category and more specific subcategories within it.

Gerard Watched as a Researcher Placed Five Toy Station Wagons