Three of the following statements reflect cognitive psychologists' beliefs about the process of knowledge construction.Which statement is not consistent with their beliefs?
A)People can construct meaning from a situation even when they have no prior knowledge that they can relate to the situation.
B)The meanings that people construct from a situation depend on the knowledge that they bring to bear on that situation.
C)The internal "realities" that people construct are sometimes different from the realities of the external world.
D)Different people will often construct different meanings from the same situation.

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Cognitive psychologists believe that prior knowledge plays a crucial role in how people construct meaning from situations. Statement A, which suggests people can construct meaning without any prior knowledge, is not consistent with their beliefs.

Three of the Following Statements Reflect Cognitive Psychologists' Beliefs About