Before applying a framework to a social entity, we must first classify it. Which of the following statements about classification is INCORRECT?

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We typically categorize things automatically without much deliberate thought.The foundational research on classification was conducted by cognitive scientist Eleanor Rosch and her team.Classifying events involves greater complexity compared to categorizing non-living objects.Members of a social category that symbolize the entire category are called exemplars.

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Option D is incorrect because the term 'exemplars' refers to specific examples within a category, but they do not necessarily represent the category as a whole. The other statements accurately reflect how categorization works, including its automatic nature, its cognitive research origins, and the complexity involved in event classification.

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