The sounds of a language are referred to as
a. semantics. c. phonology.
b. pragmatics. d. syntax.
c
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SAT scores have not risen during the past few decades, but overall grades in school have; the most likely explanation for this is __________.
A. student performance in school has changed for the better, and the students are demonstrating greater levels of achievement B. student performance in school seems to have improved because more students consider it acceptable to cheat on exams C. instructors have become more lenient, awarding higher grades for the same performance, known as "grade inflation" D. independent measures of achievement, such as the SAT, are harder tests than they used to be a decade ago
__________are best described as controlled environments in which people are reinforced for desired behaviors with keepsakes, such as poker chips, that may be exchanged for privileges
A) Asylums B) Token economies C) Retail clinics D) Hospices E) Select
When you first get into the swimming pool, the water feels rather cool, but after swimming for awhile, the water feels fine. A friend asks you how the water is, and you tell her the "water's great.". She jumps in and then accuses you of lying because the water is freezing. You really were not lying. It is just that you experienced
a. sensory gating. b. sensory adaptation. c. sensory conflict. d. selective attention.
What is "theory of mind?"
a. a summary phrase for Piaget's theory b. one-dimensional thinking c. three-dimensional thinking d. a commonsense understanding of how the mind works