Which One of the Following Kinds of Knowledge Is Least

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following kinds of knowledge is least likely to be dependent on active, conscious processing to be learned? Base your choice on research findings presented in the textbook.

• A) Knowing that Los Angeles is approximately 3,000 miles from New York.
• B) Knowing how to start a fire using crumpled newspaper and small twigs.
• C) Knowing that football, lighthouse, and airport are all compound words.
• D) Knowing that the word cat appears in speech more often than feline.

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Definitions:

Protists

Eukaryotic organisms that are not classified as animals, plants, or fungi, often unicellular or simple multicellular, including amoebas, algae, and protozoa.

Trypanosoma

A genus of parasitic protozoa known to cause diseases such as sleeping sickness in humans and animals.

African Sleeping Sickness

A parasitic disease caused by Trypanosoma brucei, transmitted by the tsetse fly, characterized by fever, headaches, joint pains, and sleep disturbances.

Excavates

A group of unicellular organisms, often flagellates, characterized by a distinct cellular structure, including a feeding groove.