Dr. Ja is giving a presentation at a professional research conference, and the next day is discussing her presentation with her Psy 101 students. Dr. Ja uses one type of language – full of professional jargon and impressive-sounding words – during her

conference presentation, but she removes this sort of advanced language when talking to her undergraduates. This is an example of __________.
a. audience design
b. the language acquisition device
c. style-shifting
d. the cooperative principle


Answer: C

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