When a child produces a single word, such as bottle, it may mean a variety of things, such as "I want the bottle" or "there's the bottle" or "I like the bottle." This type of usage is referred to as:
a. an adaptation
b. holophrastic speech
c. an overextension
d. telegraphic speech
b
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Studies have found that failure to thrive may affect physical growth in childhood, but does not affect future ____
a. psychological health b. physical growth c. eating patterns d. cognitive functioning
A researcher is using the observational technique to study the relationship between student classroom behavior and academic performance
In this context, a good measure of a behavioral process would be ________ and a good measure of a behavioral product would be ________. a. student quiz grades; student test grades b. whether the teacher seems organized; whether the teacher speaks forcefully c. whether students take classroom notes; whether students seem distracted in class d. whether students look at the teacher when she is speaking; student test grades
A middle-aged man accosts you in a campus building and insists on telling you that several horses must have gotten into the building because he can hear them whinnying wherever he goes. You do not hear any sounds and cannot see any animals. This man is probably suffering from
A. abnormal excitement. B. a hallucination. C. a delusion. D. disorientation.
Which of the following describes most accurately the pathway of sound waves?
A. ossicles, tympanic membrane, round window, cochlea B. tympanic membrane, oval window, ossicles, auditory cortex C. tympanic membrane, ossicles, cochlea, auditory nerve D. ossicles, tympanic membrane, cochlea, auditory nerve