The perspective called the "parallel distributed processing approach" includes the word "parallel" in its name because:
a. the human brain can process several items simultaneously.
b. both the human brain and the PDP models have parallel weaknesses in terms of processing speed.
c. an item stored in your brain is registered in just one very small location.
d. the neural network in your brain is arranged in parallel columns.
Ans: a
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