When people are trying to understand new and difficult concepts, they are trying to:

a) distinguish a concept's essence from its associated features.
b) understand examples of the concept.
c) grasp the whole concept at once.
d) all of these answers are correct.


ANS: a

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A. general purpose B. specific purpose C. thesis statement or central idea D. main point

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What will be an ideal response?

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