A television interviewer who mentally tries out several lines of
questioning before actually beginning a live interview is exhibiting the reflective process called
a. intrinsic encoding.
b. planning.
c. procedural memory.
d. the semantic differential.
ANSWER: b
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A. Need for symmetry B. Magical thinking C. Emotional reasoning. D. Demonic obsessions
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