The example at the beginning of the book, in which Raphael talks to his friend on a cell phone on his way to class, was used to illustrate how
a. cognitive psychologists study problem solving in adults.
b. several different cognitive processes can take place at one time.
c. human cognition is affected by emotional events.
d. both physiology and behavior is important to the study of cognition.
b
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