After my initial reading of Haas and Flower, I have some questions.

1. Throughout their experiment, did Haas and Flower take into account that their interpretations of their subjects’ interpretations may have an effect on their results?
2. Have Haas and Flower considered that the geographical location of a student may have a lot to do with their study? For example, a student from Maine is likely to have a different interpretation of a text than a student from California would because their worldviews, opinions, beliefs, and prior knowledge are most definitely products of their separate environments. Isn’t it also likely that schooling plays a vital role in this study because schools in different geographic locations are likely to hold different standards of reading comprehension?
3. Do “early transactions” occur when readers analyze all forms of text—i.e. fictional novels, magazines, etc.—or merely with multi-dimensional writings?
4. When do “rhetorical reading skills” seem to develop in a “typical” student? Do motivation and a thirst for knowledge often serve as the unofficial prerequisite of rhetorical reading?