Michael, a fourth-grade child, is solving the following multi-digit addition problem: 235 + 357 = __. He knows that he needs to encode all of the problem features (e.g., the numbers) carefully, so he can get the right answer. This knowledge is ___

a. domain specific
b. domain general
c. symbolic
d. rule based

B

Psychology

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Omar is eating lunch in the school cafeteria. After pulling a banana out of his lunch box, he remembers that he had oatmeal with bananas for breakfast that morning. This memory is an example of ___

a. semantic knowledge b. episodic knowledge c. procedural knowledge d. declarative knowledge

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