Jamie Is Considering Ordering a Dessert for Lunch

question 70

Multiple Choice

Jamie is considering ordering a dessert for lunch.Before she ever decides on the kind she prefers,she must decide whether to get a fattening or nonfattening dessert.This decision relates to which of the following levels of abstraction of dessert categories?

• A) superordinate level
• B) ordinate level
• C) normal level
• D) basic level

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