Jamie is considering ordering a dessert for lunch.Before she decides on the kind she prefers, she must decide whether to get a fattening or non-fattening dessert.This decision relates to which of the following levels of abstraction of dessert categories?
A)Superordinate level
B)Ordinate level
C)Subordinate level
D)Basic level

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The basic level of abstraction refers to categories that are not too general or too specific, and are commonly used in everyday language. In this case, the decision of whether to get a fattening or non-fattening dessert is a basic-level categorization of desserts. It is not too general (like the superordinate level of "food") or too specific (like the subordinate level of "chocolate lava cake with raspberry coulis").

Jamie Is Considering Ordering a Dessert for Lunch