The idea that each person in a conversation implicitly assumes that all speakers are following the rules and that each contribution to the conversation is a sincere, appropriate contribution—the most basic conversational postulate,
stating that participants cooperate by sharing information in an honest fashion—is __________.
a. the "Cooperative" principle
b. the "Quality" principle
c. the "Belief" principle
d. the "Manner" principle
Answer: a
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a. component analysis b. stimulus-response analysis c. task analysis d. behavioral analysis
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a. Rank order b. Paired-comparison c. Forced distribution d. All of these methods
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a. eyes. c. legs. b. ears. d. joints.