As Professor Gilpin is lecturing on the definition of psychology, he asks a student, Rita, to think about an example of a mental process. After thinking about it, Rita is still confused by the term mental processes. To clarify the term, Professor Gilpin should:
A. ask a brighter student to define mental processes
B. point out to Rita that mental processes are emphasized by the learning approach
C. suggest that Rita use the SQ3R approach described in her text
D. suggest that Rita, in her attempt to think about mental processes, was in fact giving an example of a mental process
Answer: D
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