As early as age 2, children
A) adjust their speech to fit the age, sex, and social status of their listener.
B) dominate the discussion, not allowing the other person to speak.
C) converse and give directions over the phone equally well.
D) take turns and respond appropriately to their partners' remarks.
D
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a. better late than never b. practice makes perfect c. see no evil d. an eye for an eye
Which of the following is true of the terror management theory?
a) Humans believe that death is evitable and can be avoided. b) Humans avoid drawing meaning from life as they believe death in inevitable. c) Cultural worldviews are fabricated and given meaning by people's mind. d) Cultural worldviews are homogenous across cultures.
Consider the sentence, "Because he always jogs a mile seems like a short distance to him." The principle of late closure states that this sentence would first be parsed into which of the following phrases?
A. "Because he always jogs" B. "Because he always jogs a mile" C. "he always jogs" D. "a mile seems"
Eric is a smart person and has scored 115 on an IQ test, yet he does poorly in school. Eric could be:
A. experiencing fear of failure B. lacking in extrinsic motivation C. an underachiever D. a slacker