Question

Which of the following scenarios is the result of a lack of education or experience? a. A man dislikes hearing about the Holocaust because he is a survivor. b. A burn victim doesn’t like to be near any flames. c. A child refusing to eat broccoli because of its color. d. A woman dislikes smokers because the smoke makes her cough.

Answer 1

The answer is C: A child refusing to eat broccoli because of its color.

Experience is the inevitable and universal product of growing up and life. Education is a social and socializing process by which one gain´s knowledge and experience related to a virtually endless array of cultural forms or products. In the passage above, it is only the child who, from lack of experience and education, refuses to eat broccoli basing his refusal on nothing other than whim and fancy, when in fact, he neither knows of the broccoli´s properties nor of its taste.

Answer 2

If a person survives the Holocaust, the last thing he wants to hear is a comment made by someone who knows nothing about it. He knows what a hideous event it was. He has the experience. It is not A

B: Fear of Flames was based on experience. B is not the answer.

D: Ask any asthmatic what they think of smokers. All agree that allowing smoke nearby is not a good idea. D is based on experience and is not a choice.

The answer is C. I think that is what you are intended to answer. But it is not a good answer. The child may have experience with something that was unpleasant and green.

Choose C anyway.