There are two different theoretical positions regarding how memories are stored.One position,known generally as _____ theories,postulates that we store only the general properties of instances that we have experienced.The other position,the _____ theories,states that we do store information about each instance that we encounter.
A) general;specific
B) abstraction;exemplar
C) semantic;episodic
D) schematic;featural

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The two theoretical positions being referred to in the question are abstraction theories and exemplar theories. Abstraction theories suggest that we store only the general properties of instances we have experienced, while exemplar theories posit that we store information about each instance we encounter. Option B correctly matches these positions with their terms: abstraction refers to the general properties, and exemplar refers to information about each instance. The other options refer to different theoretical positions or concepts that are not applicable to this question.

There Are Two Different Theoretical Positions Regarding How Memories Are