Why is it that children are typically able to improve their handwriting skills as they move through the elementary school years?
a. Because there are more opportunities to use those skills, including painting and the use of electronic tablets
b. Because they develop better fine motor control in their hands and fingers
c. Because ‘texting' on electronic devices strengthens their fingers
d. Because schools have moved away from computers and back toward longhand writing in recent years
b
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b. Happiness generally remains steady from age 50 onward. c. Happiness tends to increase from age 50 onward. d. Happiness increases from 50 to 60 and then declines.
The distinguished gentleman whispered to the equally distinguished lady, "Madam, your ship is slowing." This statement illustrates
a. a spoonerism. b. what Herbert Clark and Catherine Marshall would call "common knowledge." c. Grice's maxim. d. inductive reasoning.
Due to the social welfare programs instituted in developed countries in the course of the 20th century, people over age 65 years are now _____
a. the most dependent segment of the population b. the poorest segment of the population c. the most affluent segment of the population d. the least self-sufficient segment of the population
According to the text, we often fall prey to fundamental attribution error because
a. the actor's situation is invisible to us, while the actor's behavior is obvious. b. although there are taxonomies of people, there are no taxonomies of situations. c. understanding current behavior is of no help in predicting future behavior. d. we seldom if ever have consensus information.