Identify a true statement about preunderstanding.
a. One’s preunderstanding ensures that new experiences do not overload one’s brain.
b. It is the state of one’s understanding of reality.
c. One is born with a preunderstanding of one’s environment.
d. It is not dynamic in nature.
b. It is the state of one’s understanding of reality.
Analysis:
a, c & d. Incorrect. One’s preunderstanding changes as one alters one’s knowledge, beliefs, and convictions over time.
b. Correct. Preunderstanding is the state of one’s understanding of reality, in terms of which one makes sense of one’s new experiences.
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