A teacher asks: “Explain how the characters' conflicting motivations produce the turning point in the story.” Compared with “Define motivation,” the first item requires a higher cognitive operation because it primarily requires:

A. recognition

B. recall

C. analysis

D. receiving

Correct Answer: C. analysis

Explaining how motivations produce a turning point requires analysis, a higher-order process than simply recalling a definition.

A teacher asks: “Explain how the characters’ conflicting motivations produce the turning point in the story.” Compared with “Define motivation,” the first item requires a higher cognitive operation because it primarily requires: