A toddler smacks her lips to let her parents know that she wants food. This is an example of ________

a. telegraphic speech.
b. parentese.
c. universal grammar.
d. a symbolic gesture.


Answer: d

Psychology

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A. sympathetic nervous system B. parasympathetic nervous system C. somatic nervous system D. autonomic nervous system

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A quasi-independent variable is the same as ______.

a. a subject variable b. an independent variable c. a dependent variable d. a confounding variable

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A maladaptive technique in which people physically injure themselves in order to experience short-term relief from a host of negative self-feelings is called:

a. psychotic maiming b. self-cutting c. emotional fun d. adjusted slicing

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a. the anchoring and adjustment heuristic c. exemplars b. inductive reasoning d. the framing effect

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