A researcher finds that mature adults compare new ideas with previous knowledge. The researcher is also likely to believe that mature adults:
A. focus exclusively on peripheral details of new information.
B. put together conflicting facts and ideas and filter them through their existing knowledge.
C. avoid integrating logic with emotion and intuition.
D. accept what they see, hear, or read at face value.
Answer: B
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