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kaid0807

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on: Jun 19, 2018
An alien from another galaxy has landed on Earth and is overwhelmed by the sensory input it must process. Eventually, the alien simplifies its thinking by categorizing sets of experiences and objects according to their common features. In other words, the alien learns to form ____.
 
  a. heuristics
  b. schemas
  c. concepts
  d. scripts

Question 2

Miss Libby asks her class to draw a picture of a dog. They draw pictures of retrievers, shepherds, mutts, terriers, spaniels, and lots of others. Her students obviously have different ____ of a dog.
 
  a. formal concepts
  b. prototypes
  c. premises
  d. propositions


Silverbeard98

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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
c

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
b


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