SKILL: MAKING PREDICTIONS
Make predictions about the subject and likely point of view of the following magazine articles.

“Cable Networks: Do More Choices Make Better TV?”

What was an important effect of blackstone's commentaries of the laws of england? a. people in england no longer had to pay taxes b. common law became more accessible c. judges were able to rule as they d. the rights of the accused were done away with.

The process of learning acceptable social behavior and values is called

It is widely assumed that people need to engage in intellectual activities such as solving crossword puzzles or mathematics problems in order to maintain mental sharpness as they age. in fact, however, simply talking to other people—that is, participating in social interaction, which engages many mental and perceptual skills—suffices. evidence to this effect comes from a study showing that the more social contact people report, the better their mental skills. which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the force of the evidence cited? (a) as people grow older, they are often advised to keep exercising their physical and mental capacities in order to maintain or improve them. (b) many medical conditions and treatments that adversely affect a person's mental sharpness also tend to increase that person's social isolation. (c) many people are proficient both in social interactions and in solving mathematical problems. (d) the study did not itself collect data but analyzed data bearing on the issue from prior studies. (e) the tasks evaluating mental sharpness for which data were compiled by the study were more akin to mathematics problems than to conversation.