When You Come Upon a New Word While Reading, You

question 7

Multiple Choice

When you come upon a new word while reading, you should

• A) use context to figure out its meaning.
• B) leave it out of your notes to avoid confusion later.
• C) avoid using it as you are unfamiliar with it.
• D) make your best guess at what it means and keep reading.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.