Which option is an example of an inferential concept?
1. Rash
2. Equilibrium
3. Pain
4. Powerlessness
Correct Answer: 3
Inferential concepts are indirectly observable and include such ideas as pain and temperature. Rash is a concrete or readily observable concept. Equilibrium and powerlessness are nonobservable or abstract concepts.
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