Which Statement Exemplifies Abstraction

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which statement exemplifies abstraction?

• A)The president of General Motors views the company in terms of every worker, every supplier, and every car.
• B)The president of General Motors views the company in terms of its corporate divisions and high-level policy issues.
• C)A good approach to algorithm design and software development is to focus on how we might actually implement a particular operation.
• D)A convenient way to view the hardware component called "memory" is to focus on the billions of electronic devices that go into constructing a memory unit.

Understand the impact of physiological arousal on cognitive performance and emotional intensity.

Recognize the influence of cognitive appraisals on emotional responses.

Describe the role of incentives and motivations in goal-directed behavior.

Understand the implications of emotional and physiological responses in social and cultural contexts.

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Definitions:

Percentage-Of-Completion Method

An accounting method used to recognize revenue and expenses of long-term contracts proportionally to the amount of work completed.

Extractive Industry

Industries involved in the extraction of natural resources from the earth, such as mining, drilling for oil, or logging.

Allowance Method

A method of accounting for bad debts that involves estimating and recording the amount of uncollectible accounts receivable.

Direct Write-Off Method

An accounting method where uncollectible accounts receivable are directly written off against income at the time they are deemed non-recoverable.