The legendary snowboarder Terje Haakonsen felt that spending years perfecting a specialized skill to conform to a single definition of technical perfection in the Olympics

A. would win medals in the short run but not the long run.
B. was the foundation for all joy in sports.
C. would destroy the basis for fun in his sport.
D. was a goal he could not accomplish.


Answer: C

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a. sensorimotor b. preoperational c. concrete operational d. formal operational

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a. El Paso, Texas b. Boise, Idaho c. Albuquerque, New Mexico d. Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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A. objective event of loss. B. loss of a loved one. C. reaction to loss. D. customary display of grief.

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