Samantha hears on the radio that regular coffee consumption lowers the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. She finds this interesting, but looks up the study cited by the news report to get more information and compare the research to her standards before accepting the finding as accurate. Samantha is demonstrating the skill of:

a. deduction
b. evaluation
c. grouping
d. analysis


b. evaluation

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