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Snow as an Example of a Natural Concept
The concept of snow illustrates the formation of natural concepts through varying types of experience. A person living in a snowy climate develops a direct understanding of snow through physical interactions and sensory feedback, such as seeing and touching it. Conversely, a person from a tropical climate who has never physically encountered snow can still form a valid natural concept of it indirectly by observing it in films or pictures.
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Snow as an Example of a Natural Concept
A child grows up in a coastal town and develops an understanding of 'the ocean' by swimming in it, feeling the sand, and watching the tides. A second child lives in a landlocked region and develops an understanding of 'the ocean' by reading books and watching documentaries about marine life. Based on the principles of how mental categories are formed through experience, what is true about both children's understanding?