What is pragmatics? Provide an example.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Pragmatics refers to using language to achieve communicative and social goals.
2. An example involves the type of speech that a child uses when speaking to a friend versus speaking to a teacher. The speech to a friend will likely be more informal than the speech used to talk to a teacher.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The _____ of the anterior hypothalamus is important in sexual behavior of both males and females
a. ventromedial b. lateral area c. medial preoptic area d. serotonin area
In a study on the effects of exercise on stress, researchers predict that there will be a difference in stress level between the exercise and no exercise groups. The researchers are using a _____ hypothesis
a. two-tailed b. directional c. one-tailed d. one-tailed (also called directional)
Jenna is seeking therapy to overcome her fear of flying. Her therapist asks her to make a list of the aspects of flying which scare her (such as going to the airport, boarding the plane, take-off). Jenna then ranks these fears in order of severity. What is this procedure called?
a. systematic resistance c. somatic desensitization b. modeling d. hierarchy