According to the sensory-functional hypothesis, our ability to differentiate living things and artifacts depends on a semantic memory system that distinguishes _____ and one that distinguishes _____.

A. sensations; facts
B. sensory attributes; function
C. serial nodes; familiar concepts
D. sequential networks; familial resemblance


Answer: B

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A. Understanding the root of Dax's drinking B. Getting Dax to stop drinking C. Stopping Dax from calling his wife an "idiot" when she calls him a "failure" D. Re-establishing Dax's role in the family

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