You are trying to determine which of two terms is related to identical twins. You see "monozygotic" and "dizygotic." You remember that a zygote is formed from one egg and one sperm and that "mono" means one and "di" means two. Identical twins would have to result from the same egg and the same sperm, thus one zygote. Using old information to derive the meaning of "monozygotic" and "dizygotic" illustrates the use of selective
A) comparison.
B) attention.
C) combination.
D) encoding.

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Selective comparison involves using old information to derive the meaning of new information. In this case, the person uses their knowledge of the terms "zygote," "mono," and "di" to determine the meaning of "monozygotic" and "dizygotic."

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