When Beatrice and Cara heard someone talking about a professor with a really traditional perspective, Beatrice found this to be a positive attribute, while Cara found it to be a negative one. This difference in perception is an example of __________.
A) concreteness
B) abstraction
C) denotation
D) connotation

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This difference in perception is an example of connotation, which refers to the emotional or cultural associations that people make with a word or concept. Beatrice associates the traditional perspective with positive connotations, while Cara associates it with negative connotations.

When Beatrice and Cara Heard Someone Talking About a Professor