Cognitive Representations That Enable People to Make Sense of Situations

question 51

Multiple Choice

Cognitive representations that enable people to make sense of situations and events by directing their attention to certain aspects of reality and away from others are called:

• A)frames
• B)filters
• C)ideologies
• D)lenses
• E)mental structures

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