Richard had not heard from his college roommate Paul for years. Richard had borrowed money from Paul which was never paid back. But now he had no idea where to find his old friend. When a letter finally arrived from San Francisco, Richard was anxious to find out how Paul was. Unfortunately, the news was not good. Paul's wife Sarah wanted a divorce. She also wanted the car, the house, the children, and alimony. Paul wanted the divorce, but he did not want to see Sarah walk off with everything he had. His salary from the state school system was very small. Not knowing who to turn to, he was hoping for a favor from the only lawyer he knew. Paul gave his home phone number in case Richard felt he could help.
(a) What happened to Richard at home?
(b) Who is Paul?
(c) Did Richard want to see Paul?
(d) Had Paul helped Richard?
(e) Why did not Richard pay Paul back?
(f) How did Richard feel when the letter appeared?
(g) What was the letter about?
(h) Did Paul write Sarah?
(i) Why was Paul upset about the divorce?
(j) What did Paul do for a living?
(k) What did Sarah want?
(l) Why did Paul write to Richard?
Compare your answers to those given below. Which set of answers (yours or those given below) indicate an understanding of the passage?
Interaction "B"
(Questions are in roman font; answers are in BOLDFACE CAPS.)
(a) What happened to Richard at home?
RICHARD GOT A LETTER FROM
PAUL.
(b) Who is Paul?
RICHARD'S FRIEND.
(c) Did Richard want to see Paul?
YES. RICHARD WANTED TO KNOW HOW
PAUL WAS.
(d) Had Paul helped Richard?
YES. PAUL LENT MONEY TO RICHARD.
(e) Why did not Richard pay Paul back?
RICHARD DID NOT KNOW WHERE
PAUL WAS.
(f) How did Richard feel when the letter appeared?
RICHARD FELT GLAD
BECAUSE PAUL AND HE WERE FRIENDS.
(g) What was the letter about?
PAUL AND SARAH WERE GETTING A
DIVORCE.
(h) Did Paul write Sarah?
NO. IT WAS NOT SARAH. IT WAS RICHARD WHO
GOT THE LETTER.
(i) Why was Paul upset about the divorce?
PAUL AND SARAH WERE
FIGHTING OVER THE FAMILY POSSESSIONS.
(j) What did Paul do for a living?
PAUL WAS A TEACHER.
(k) What did Sarah want?
SARAH WANTED TO HAVE THE CAR AND THE HOUSE
AND THE KIDS AND THE ALIMONY.
(l) Why did Paul write to Richard?
PAUL WANTED RICHARD TO BE HIS
LAWYER.
Assuming that Rogerian psychotherapy is an acceptable form of therapy, how would you rate this therapist?
Interaction "D"
(Therapist's remarks are in BOLDFACE CAPS; client's remarks are in roman font.)Men are all alike.
IN WHAT WAY
They're always bugging us about something or other.
CAN YOU THINK OF A SPECIFIC EXAMPLE
Well, my boyfriend made me come here.
YOUR BOYFRIEND MADE YOU COME HERE
He says I'm depressed much of the time.
I AM SORRY TO HEAR YOU ARE DEPRESSED
It's true. I am unhappy.
DO YOU THINK COMING HERE WILL HELP YOU NOT TO BE UNHAPPY
I need some help, that much seems certain.
WHAT WOULD IT MEAN TO YOU IF YOU GOT SOME HELP
Perhaps I could learn to get along with my mother.
TELL ME MORE ABOUT YOUR FAMILY
My mother takes care of me.
WHO ELSE IN YOUR FAMILY TAKES CARE OF YOU
My father.
YOUR FATHER
You are like my father in some ways.
WHAT RESEMBLANCE DO YOU SEE
You are not very aggressive but I think you don't want me to
notice that.
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I AM NOT VERY AGGRESSIVE
You don't argue with me.
WHY DO YOU THINK I DON'T ARGUE WITH YOU
You are afraid of me.
DOES IT PLEASE YOU TO BELIEVE I AM AFRAID OF YOU
My father is afraid of everybody.
WHAT ELSE COMES TO MIND WHEN YOU THINK OF YOUR FATHER
Bullies
DOES THAT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT YOUR BOYFRIEND MADE YOU COME HERE
(References)
In a room there is a robot with no sensory abilily whatsoever. Four
places are defined in the room: BOX1, BOX2, TABLE, and DOOR. Outside the
room there is one place: OUTSIDE At DOOR there is a non-empty pile of red objects. At BOX1 or BOX2 (we
don't know which) there is a non-empty pile of keys, all of which fit the
door. We don't know what is at the other box. TABLE is empty. The robot has three possible actions: 1. Pick up -- If the robot is holding something, this action has no
effect. Otherwise, some object at the location will be in the robot's hand
when this action is completed. 2. Put down -- If the robot is not holding anything, this action has
no effect. Otherwise, the object in the robot's hand is added to the pile
at the current location of the robot. 3. Go to X -- The robot's location becomes X. If X is OUTSIDE, there
must be a key in the pile at DOOR or this action has no effect. The robot has no way to tell if any action had an effect or not. Initially the robot is at an undetermined place in the room, and it
is unknown if anything is in its hand. Figure 13 suggests the initial configuration.
The problem is to develop a set of actions that will ensure that a red
object is OUTSIDE.
(a) Define CRDL.
John decided to visit Bill. He drove to his house, but he saw
that the lights were off, so he went to the movies.
(a) Did John see Bill?
John went out to a restaurant last night. He ordered
a steak. When he paid for it, he noticed that he was running out
of money. He hurried home since it had started to rain.
Did John eat dinner last night?
Willa was hungry. She reached for the phone book. She got in
her car.
Did Willa eat the phone book?
Twenty-five women passed the strenuous New York City Fire
Department test of physical endurance today. This was the first
test given since women were allowed to join the Department.
What topics were covered in the rest of the article?
(b) How did you arrive at your definition?
(b) Whose house was dark?
(c) Who went to the movies?
(d) If the last clause had been "because he went to the
movies", who would have gone to the movies?