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Which of the following best describes a concept?
 
  a) It is a mental category we use to classify events, objects, situations, behaviors, and people with respect to what we perceive as common properties.
  b) It is a context dependent perceptual process that focuses on the relationships between objects and their contexts.
  c) It is a term denoting all mental processes we use to transform sensory input into knowledge.
  d) It is an apparent perception of something that is tactile in nature.

Question 2

In the context of cognitive differences between males and females, Maccoby and Jacklin (1974) concluded in their review of the literature that females tend to do better on spatial tasks than do males.
 
  a) True
  b) False


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mcarey591

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

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Reply #2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Thank you!


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