QUESTION TEXT: Toddlers are not being malicious when they…
QUESTION TYPE: Principle
CONCLUSION: If a toddler bites you, it’s not because they are mean.
REASONING: It might be because the kid thinks you are being mean and trying to keep a toy from him, for example.
ANALYSIS: The situation is fairly straightforward. It’s interpreting the principle that’s more complex.
Some people might say the toddler is still mean to bite you, even if they have a reason. We need to find a principle that says the toddler isn’t being mean if he has a reason.
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- CORRECT. I don’t like this answer. You might be malicious even if you’re trying to solve a problem. But technically, it’s the best answer. Toddler’s aren’t trying to be mean when they bite you. Instead, their main goal is to solve their problem.
- This partly contradicts the stimulus. The toddlers aren’t trying to get attention: they want toys.
- This goes too far. We don’t know if toddlers understand there is such a thing as “acceptable behavior.”
- No one said toddlers are harming their own interests. Maybe they do get toys when they bite people.
- The opposite of D. We’re never told toddlers get what they want when they bite people. Maybe they get put to bed instead, for crankiness.
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