Last year five-year-old Katrina would say, "No he going," when she was explaining to her younger sister that the dog had to stay at home. Now, Katrina will tell her sister, "He's not going.". This example illustrates that Katrina has made a gain in her use of:
a. syntax
b. phonology
c. semantics
d. pragmatics
A
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Allport believed that present and future behavior can best be explained in terms of the disconnect between past experiences and present motives through the concept of:
a. functional autonomy. c. the epigenetic principle of maturation. b. psychosexual conflicts. d. instinctual drives.
Which of the following is an example of the phenomenon known as "operant" control of pain behavior?
a. Kate's family has always been critical and demanding. Since her accident, though, family members have become caring and sympathetic. b. Kim is recovering from a broken leg. Although she is walking on crutches, she has been trying to be as independent as possible. c. Kinesha had to have a finger amputated after it was partially severed in a slicing accident. Since she feels discomfort in the missing finger, she has been diagnosed with "phantom limb" pain. d. Kyomi suffers from chronic back pain. However, she rarely complains about the pain to others and tries to keep her facial expressions from showing that she is in pain.
In short, the _____ of a form of therapy is how well it works “in the lab,” where it is practiced according to manualized methods.
A. outcome B. efficacy C. effectiveness D. status
The body has an internal timekeeper located in the hypothalamus, called the _____, which regulates physiological activity on daily cycles.
A. Suprachiasmatic nucleus B. Supraoptic nucleus C. Ventromedial nucleus D. Amygdaloidal nucleus