The central distinction between human language and other communication systems is that language:

a. allows for the generation of an infinite number of new utterances.
b. is spoken.
c. is learned only after explicit training.
d. expresses meaning directly.


A

Psychology

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Psychology

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a. Functional communication training b. Reinforcer sampling c. Instructional training d. Noncontingent reinforcement

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a. larger than normal cerebral ventricles b. a proliferation of glial cells c. loss of axons between the substantia nigra and the basal ganglia d. a heavier forebrain

Psychology

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a. inductive b. fallacious c. specious d. deductive

Psychology