A large scale survey of values has shown that Americans rank slightly above the Japanese in the extent to which work is a central life interest.

If two-year-old Claire is like other children her age, she most likely

a. understands that the people on television cannot hear her when she speaks to them b. thinks that a ball shown on television would roll if the television were tilted c. points to objects on television and tries to grasp them d. has never watched television

Having a teacher you came to appreciate only after classes were well under way, or only after the course was over, demonstrates that

a. "thin­slicing" can sometimes form the basis for more carefully reasoned judgments. b. intuition is an important and reliable vehicle for making rational decisions. c. a self-fulfilling prophecy has occurred. d. first impressions are not always right.