“Have the missionaries eaten?” Is this a question spoken by the bishop, or an order given by the cannibal chief? This type of ambiguity is referred to as ______.
a. phonetic
b. syntactic
c. lexical
d. anomalous
b. syntactic
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A. myelination of the frontal lobes of the brain B. an increase in estrogen C. loss of cells in the hippocampus D. information processing deficits
Jake and Vanessa are pretending to be husband and wife. This kind of play is called
a. onlooker. b. sociocultural. c. cooperative. d. constructive.
Empirical research evaluating the DARE program has demonstrated strong support for the program's effectiveness
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
On a roll of a die, the probability that 3 or more dots will appear on the top side is 0.67, and the probability that 2 or fewer dots will appear is 0.33 . If we know that 6 dots showed up on the last throw, what is the probability that 2 or 1 will show up on the next throw?
a. 1.00 c. 0.33 b. 0.83 d. 0.17