Matt is 8 years old and loves learning about animals. If asked, "Are skunks and raccoons similar?" Matt would most likely say that
A) no matter how you changed a skunk's behavior or appearance, it would still be a skunk and not a raccoon.
B) it is behavior that matters for category identity, so if a skunk learned to act like a raccoon, it would count as a genuine raccoon.
C) it is appearance that matters for category identity, so if a skunk were altered to look like a raccoon, it would count as a genuine raccoon.
D) it is the combination of behavior and appearance that matters for category identity, so both attributes would have to be changed to turn one organism into another.
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