Four-Year-Old Hobie Is Asked to Rate His Competence in Ice

question 36

Multiple Choice

Four-year-old Hobie is asked to rate his competence in ice skating.He will probably

• A)say that ice skating is a girl's sport and underestimate its difficulty.
• B)rate his own ability as extremely high and underestimate the difficulty of skating.
• C)rate his own ability as extremely low and overestimate the difficulty of skating.
• D)give an accurate assessment of his own ability,but overestimate the difficulty of skating.

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