A Person Who Engages in "Top-Down" Processing and Reasons from General

question 176

True/False

A person who engages in "top-down" processing and reasons from general principles to conclusions about a particular case is involved in deductive reasoning.

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Definitions:

Attention-Getting

Behaviors or actions designed to attract the notice or interest of others, often used to seek validation or influence perceptions.

Information-Processing

A cognitive approach that describes the ways in which human beings process, store, retrieve, and use information.

Cognitive-Control

The mental processes involved in regulating and managing thoughts, emotions, and actions to achieve goals or solve problems.

Piagetian Conservation

A concept from Piaget's theory referring to a child's ability to understand that quantities remain the same despite changes in their shape or arrangement.