Infants who classify birds as animals and airplanes as vehicles even though the objects are perceptually similar are engaging in:
A)conceptual categorization.
B)perceptual categorization.
C)surface-level categorization.
D)superficial categorization.

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It is not until about 7 to 9 months of age that infants form conceptual categories rather than just making perceptual discriminations between different categories.In one study of 9- to 11-month olds,infants classified birds as animals and airplanes as vehicles even though the objects were perceptually similar-airplanes and birds with their wings spread.

Infants Who Classify Birds as Animals and Airplanes as Vehicles