Jackie says "milk," meaning "I want some milk." When his mother pours it, he says "milk," meaning "This is milk." After taking a sip, he pushes his cup toward his mother and says "milk," meaning "Do you want my milk?" In each case, "milk" is an example of
A. a synonym.
B. a monophrase.
C. motherese.
D. a holophrase.
Answer: D
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a. resistance b. recovery c. exhaustion d. alarm reaction
Research that compares employed women with nonemployed women has demonstrated that
a. employed women generally show better adjustment. b. employed women and nonemployed women are equally well adjusted. c. nonemployed women generally show better adjustment. d. women in traditional careers are better adjusted than nonemployed women, and nonemployed women are better adjusted than women in nontraditional careers.
The Holtzman Test
a. is an alternative to the Rorschach. b. is an alternative to the TAT. c. has proven to be more useful than the Rorschach in clinical settings. d. has proven to be more useful than the alternatives to the traditional procedures.
Which of the following difference in brain structure or function may be partly responsible for gender differences in reading and verbal abilities?
a. Females have proportionally more gray matter than males. b. Males' brains are more symmetrical than females' brains. c. Males are more likely than females to use language-related areas of their brains to solve complex problems. d. The proportion of gray and white matter is more similar in the two hemispheres of the brain in males than in females.