Answer: This study examined children’s secret-keeping for a parent and its relationship to trust, theory of mind, secrecy endorsement, and executive functioning (EF). Children (N = 107) between 4 and 12 years of age participated in a procedure wherein parents broke a toy and asked children to promise secrecy. Responses to open-ended and direct questions were examined. Overall, secret-keeping increased with age and promising to keep the secret was related to fewer disclosures in open-ended questioning. Children who kept the secret in direct questioning exhibited greater trust and better parental ratings of EF than children who disclosed the secret. Findings highlight the importance of both social and cognitive factors in secret-keeping development.
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Answer: Sarcasm is the use of irony to mock or convey contempt.
In the passage that is referenced, Scrooge goes home from work and gets uneasy. He checks each room, looks under the sofa and table, and double-locks himself in. This happened before the appearance of the first Ghost.
<h3>What is a Foreshadow?</h3>
Simply put, a foreshadowing is a premonition, an advance indication of something that is about to happen, usually an unpleasant experience.
The unpleasant experience that Scrooge experienced was the visitation of the Ghosts of Christmas. The correct answer thus is A.
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I think it is the second option or the witch.
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