Pragmatics refers to the system of rules governing:
a) how language is used and understood in given social contexts.
b) the arrangement of words.
c) how words should sound in a given language.
d) word forms and how words should be strung together to form meaningful utterances.
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a. Previous arrests of the perpetrator and never living together b. Cohabitation for at least one year and lack of availability of weapons c. Restricted alcohol use and good church attendance d. Emotional abuse but not physical or sexual abuse
We rely on orienting responses to help:
a. ignore those things that are repeated but are of no significant consequence b. notice the new and unusual c. conserve our limited resources d. form connections between events
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Based on this behavior, it is likely that Jessie a. was a "difficult" infant b. has not yet developed secondary emotions c. would show self-recognition in the rouge test d. is a "spoiled" child who has been indulged too much by her parents
On which of the following does a child's capacity for creativity depend?
A) The amount of knowledge they have about a topic B) Their metacognitive skills C) Their executive processing strategies D) Their short-term memory abilities