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One of the most influential books in the field of cognitive science during the 1980s was ____'s The Modularity of Mind, which presented the argument for extreme domain-specificity.
 
  a. James McClelland
  b. David Rumelhart
 c. Jerry Fodor
 d. Herbert Simon

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The term modularity refers to the ____,
 
  a. particular mode of thought in which the brain functions
 b. degree to which information is able to be classified into modules for processing
 c. processing of information in the brain via separate and specialized units..
 d. specific regions of the brain that alter their activity to process complicated information


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

c

Answer to Question 2

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jjjetplane

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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