Your doctor has just asked you what sorts of things you eat in your normal, daily diet. After you answer the question, the doctor tells you what you should be eating. Your answer to the doctor was a _____ account of your diet; the doctor then provided a(n) _____ account.

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A descriptive account simply describes what you have been eating without any judgment or recommendations, while a normative account gives advice on what you should be eating. Therefore, the doctor's response was a normative account. Choice A describes this contrast between the two types of accounts. Choice B is incorrect because "instructive" is too similar to "normative" and therefore does not highlight the contrasting nature of the two accounts. Choices C and D are incorrect because they use terms that are not applicable to this situation.

Your Doctor Has Just Asked You What Sorts of Things