In order to distinguish the possible meanings of ambiguous sentences, Chomsky found it necessary to change his original transformational grammar so it included
a. hierarchical networks.
b. a feature comparison stage.
c. a distinction between surface structure and deep structure.
d. associative feedback mechanisms.
C
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In cross-cultural research on self-concept and personality on adults ranging in age from the late teens into the seventies, what three qualities increased from early to middle adulthood? What do these findings indicate?
What will be an ideal response?
Recall that Festinger and Carlsmith (1959) paid participants either $1 or $20 to tell another person that a boring, tedious task was really fun and interesting. The results of their experiment demonstrated that
a. minimal external justification can lead to attitude change. b. when people experience dissonance, they work to justify their effort. c. the decision to engage in attitude-discrepant acts must be voluntary. d. people often refuse to say in public what they privately believe.
The code of conduct Offenbacher and Poster researched suggests that being sociable, active, and independent aremeasures of successful living to older people.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Erikson believed that one's ability to adapt is dependent on
A. a maximum ratio of trust to mistrust. B. increasing dystonic tendencies and decreasing syntonic tendencies. C. minimizing mistrust. D. maximizing trust.