Read this sentence from “a four-hundred-year-old woman” and answer the question.

my characters can, i hope, transcend the straitjacket of simple psychologizing.

the author has turned the noun psychology into a verb in this sentence by adding the suffixes ize and ing. psychology means "the study of the human mind." what, then, does the verb form most likely mean in this context?

a: to make naive speculations
b: to study with the mind
c: to analyze rigidly
d: to investigate wishfully

How did chesterton’s “the fallacy of success” fit into a broader trend in european thought? what was chesterton’s viewpoint on success? your answer should be at least one hundred words.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?  a. under a microscope; the organisms look a bit like ruffled tennis balls they have armored plates that fit together to make a round shape. b. when the water is disturbed; the organisms respond by glowing this makes swimmers look like floating beams of blue light. c. there is a bay in puerto rico that seems to light up at night; the light comes from tiny organisms in the water. d. the luminescence attracts visitors from around the world people are curious to see; this beautiful otherworldly sight.

Which phrase most closely matches the meaning of the word pleasantries in this excerpt from susan glaspell's trifles? county attorney: (as one turning from serious things to little pleasantries) well ladies, have you decided whether she was going to quilt it or knot it? a. tea cakes b. trivial talk c. foolish actions d. childish behavior