Which of the choices best represents cognitive economy in the following sentence? The property _______is stored at the _______node.
A) can fly; bird
B) can fly; canary
C) has feathers; ostrich
D) bird; penguin

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Cognitive economy, a principle in cognitive psychology and semantic networks, suggests that properties shared by multiple members of a category are stored at a higher, more general level rather than being repeated for each member. The sentence "The property can fly is stored at the bird node" (A) exemplifies this by storing the common property "can fly" at the more general "bird" level rather than with each specific bird, thus saving cognitive resources.

Which of the Choices Best Represents Cognitive Economy in the Following