categorization

You stop being curious the moment you name something.

Labeling an object shifts cognitive focus toward category prototypes at the expense of specific feature recall.

The research suggests labeling facilitates efficient categorization rather than ending exploratory thought.

Naming a problem is often the moment you stop trying to solve it.

Where this comes from

Study: Lupyan, 2008, Psychological Science
What the check found: The cited research shows labels facilitate categorization, reducing focus on specific sub-features in memory tasks. The claim inflates this cognitive trade-off into a complete cessation of exploratory thought.
Confidence: Solid, with limits

One of these every day, and every one names the study it came from. When a finding is contested, it says so.