The Paragraph Below Is Developed by a Specific Mode or Pattern

question 51

Multiple Choice

The paragraph below is developed by a specific mode or pattern. Read the paragraph; then answer the question(s) .
(1) Why is money such a problem issue for couples? (2) Psychologists and others have identified several causes. (3) One cause of financial tension is that people who overspend tend to marry people who hoard their money. (4) The hoarders feel happy and in control when they are not spending, whereas the overspenders feel happy and in control when they are spending. (5) Another reason is that most couples have more difficulty communicating about money than about any other subject. (6) Although they may talk to each other about everything else under the sun, they can't seem to communicate about money or how they feel about it. (7) A third cause of trouble involves gender differences, including differences in how men and women see the world and operate in it. (8) Some of these differences may go back to the early roles of men as hunters and women as food gatherers. (9) Rob Becker, in his theater piece, Defending the Caveman , describes men going out to buy a shirt, wearing it until it dies, and then going out to kill another shirt ⎯ while women, the gatherers, shop early and accumulate items for later giving. (10) Even though this picture may strike us as funny and we know people who are exceptions to all the generalizations, money issues continue to plague our relationships.
Select the type of development the writer of this paragraph has used.

• A) illustration
• B) persuasion
• C) description
• D) process
• E) definition
• F) comparison/contrast
• G) classification
• H) cause/effect

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Definitions:

Lower Cost

A situation where the expenses involved in producing a good or service are reduced, leading to potential savings.

Social Regulation

Rules imposed by government aimed at improving societal welfare, focusing on areas such as health, safety, and the environment, rather than on economic matters.

Natural Monopoly

A market structure where a single firm can produce at a lower cost than can two or more firms, justifying limited competition.

Unintended

Refers to effects or outcomes that were not anticipated or planned for.