Only One of the Following Students Is Definitely Engaging in Critical

question 17

Multiple Choice

Only one of the following students is definitely engaging in critical thinking.Which one?

• A)Louisa has a puzzled look as she reads her textbook."I don't understand what the author is trying to say," she thinks.
• B)Samuel reads over his responses to the on an astronomy test."I think I've done my best," he tells himself."I'm pretty sure I answered the first two questions correctly.I'm not so sure how well I did on the last question, however."
• C)As Morgan watches her lab partner experiment with a pendulum, she says, "You just changed the length of the string at the same time you added more weight.That won't tell us anything."
• D)Raul jumps at the chance to learn how to use desktop publishing software."I'm particularly interested in learning how to integrate text and graphics," he tells his teacher.

---

Definitions:

Assets

Resources owned by a person or entity that are expected to provide future economic benefits.

Depreciation Expense

An accounting method that allocates the cost of tangible asset over its useful life, reflecting how the asset loses value over time.

Accumulated Depreciation

The total depreciation of an asset up to a specific point in time, reflecting wear and tear or obsolescence.

Accounts Receivable

The amounts owed to a business by its customers for sales made on credit, considered a current asset on the balance sheet.