Anita Wants to Encourage Her Classmates to Read Their Textbooks

question 100

Multiple Choice

Anita wants to encourage her classmates to read their textbooks thoroughly.To support her point,she says,"Some students think of a book as a heavy object that weighs down a backpack; other students think of a book as an expensive bill that needs to be paid at the beginning of each semester.But we can also think of a book as the key to a world of new ideas." Anita is defining a book by _______.

• A) etymology
• B) negation
• C) describing its various connotations
• D) quoting experts

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Definitions:

Information Attention

The focus or concentration given to data or inputs from the environment.

Judicious Screening

The careful and wise examination or evaluation of potential candidates or factors, aiming to select the most suitable ones for a specific purpose.

Selective Perception

The cognitive bias that involves filtering and interpreting information in a way that aligns with one's preexisting beliefs and values.

Perceptual Process

the sequence of steps that includes receiving, selecting, organizing, and interpreting sensory information.