Don tells Ray that he wants to get a new sports car.Ray immediately understands why,because he is familiar with the common characteristics of sports cars and knows what makes them different from family cars.Ray is using mental categories called ________.
A)classes
B)concepts
C)attributes
D)classifications

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Ray is using mental categories called concepts to understand Don's desire for a sports car. Concepts are mental representations of categories or ideas, and Ray is able to recognize the common characteristics of sports cars as a concept. Classes, attributes, and classifications are related concepts, but they do not accurately describe Ray's mental processing in this situation.

Don Tells Ray That He Wants to Get a New