____ is the basis of fine motor development, the deft movements of our hands that enable us to make a tool, pick up a small object, throw a weapon, or thread a needle

Which of the following students provides the most accurate statement about the specific kind of discourse known as a narrative?

a. Tonya: "In a narrative, a speaker talks for a while without interruption, in order to describe a series of events." b. William: "A narrative is the listener's ongoing interpretation of the speaker's utterances." c. Skip: "A narrative is the verbal response that the listener is silently constructing; this narrative will be presented as soon as the speaker's turn has been completed." d. Guillermo: "A narrative is a series of sentences that the speaker develops in order to present a specific logical argument."

In the 1970s, a 13-year-old girl was found locked up in a room, strapped to a potty chair. Because she had grown up in a world without human speech, researchers studied "Genie's" ability to acquire words, grammar, and pronunciation. This type of research is called ________________________ because a lot of data were gathered about a single case.

a) a case study b) a representative sample c) a single-blind study d) a naturalistic observation