Salience of Features Affects the Ease with Which People Are

question 27

Multiple Choice

Salience of features affects the ease with which people are likely to learn a concept. Which one of the following best illustrates a salient defining feature?

• A) "Photosynthesis" is a feature of the concept plant.
• B) "Round" is a feature of the concept circle.
• C) "Getting oxygen from water" is a feature of the concept fish.
• D) A "backbone" is a feature of the concept vertebrate.

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Definitions:

Budgeted Net Income

An estimate of a company's net income for a future period, calculated by subtracting all expected expenses from expected revenues.

Cash Receipts

The total amount of cash collected by a business during a period from its various sources.

Credit Sales

Transactions in which goods or services are provided to a customer with an agreement to pay at a later date.

Budgeted Sales

The sales numbers a company projects to achieve in a future period, usually part of financial planning and budgeting.