What aspect of language explains why children understand jokes better in middle childhood?
a. pragmatics
b. grammar
c. syntax
d. phonology
Answer: A
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Which disorder is the result of a chromosomal abnormality?
a. Hemophilia b. Malaria c. Sickle-cell disease d. Down syndrome
Researchers have conducted many studies about how students allocate their time, when studying for an exam. In general, these studies show that:
a. without time pressure, students spend more time studying difficult material. b. without time pressure, students spend more time studying easy material. c. with time pressure, students spend more time studying difficult material. d. with time pressure, students tend to study randomly, without using strategies about which items to focus on.
Which of the following statements is not supported by research findings?
A. We disclose to other people only when we like them. B. We tend to like the people we disclose to. C. We tend to respond to intimate disclosure from new acquaintances with intimate disclosure about ourselves. D. We tend to disclose to people we like.
The type of intelligence Howard Gardner proposes is displayed by surgeons is:
a. bodily-kinesthetic intelligence b. musical intelligence c. logical-mathematical intelligence d. naturalist intelligence