Mandi shares her frozen dessert with her sister. "Wow!" says her sister, "What type of ice-cream is this?" Mandi explains that, because it does not contain any dairy, the dessert is a sorbet and not an ice-cream. Mandi's use of the technical definition for ice-cream to classify the dessert is an example of:

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Mandi's use of the technical definition for ice-cream to classify the dessert is an example of rule-based categorization, as she is applying a specific rule or definition to categorize the dessert as a sorbet rather than an ice-cream. This is different from using a prototype, which involves categorizing based on typical or ideal examples, or using a heuristic, which involves using mental shortcuts or rules of thumb to categorize. Linguistic relativity, also known as the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, suggests that language shapes our thoughts and perceptions, but this does not apply to Mandi's classification of the dessert.

Mandi Shares Her Frozen Dessert with Her Sister