Our Information-Processing System Strives to Be Efficient

question 131

Multiple Choice

Our information-processing system strives to be efficient. Sometimes it does this by _____ one schema factor to another.

• A)carefully comparing
• B)logically relating
• C)contrasting
• D)generalizing

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Definitions:

Lincoln-Douglas Debates

A series of seven debates in 1858 between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas, focusing largely on the issue of slavery and its expansion into American territories.

American Political History

The study and analysis of political events, ideas, movements, and leaders throughout the history of the United States.

Kansas-Nebraska Act

An 1854 U.S. law that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, leaving the decision of slavery to popular sovereignty, which intensified the pre-Civil War sectional conflict.

Whig Party

A political party in the United States that was active between the 1830s and the 1850s, opposing the policies of Andrew Jackson and advocating for federal government support of a more diversified economy.