Burning your toast, having trouble opening an e-mail attachment, breaking a glass, and running late for an appointment are all examples of __________

Which of the following statements regarding the middle generation as the sandwich generation is true?

Providing assistance to older and younger generations may be more a function of personality than of necessity. Most middle-aged adults feel tremendous pressure because of their role as kinkeeper. In the United States, middle-aged couples tend to have more contact with the husband's parents than with the wife's parents. All of the answers are true statements.

The more "committed" the brain is to native-language patterns, the

A) better children's mastery of their native language. B) more effectively children acquire foreign language. C) more difficult it is for children to acquire reading skills. D) greater the chance the child is ambidextrous.