Many Students Are Surprised to Learn That the Idea They

question 7

Multiple Choice

 Many students are surprised to learn that the idea they had of a tomato being a vegetable is different from what they learn to be the true botanical definition of a tomato as actually a fruit.The students' prior idea that they learned outside of the classroom would be a good example of a(n) ____.​ 

• A)formal concept
• B)natural concept
• C)empirical concept
• D)subordinate concept

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