QUESTION 21 Which of the following is a fundamental assumption about the function of the cognitive system? O Consciousness is a necessary result of a healthy, functioning cognitive system O The cognitive system contains representations of the world and conducts transformations between these representations O The cognitive system is implementing serial algorithms just like a home computer, but with far superior memory power O All of the above

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