Which of the following design features of language do animal communication systems possess, at least to some extent?

a) prevarication
b) semanticity
c) productivity
d) displacement


Answer: b

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a. Schachter's two-factor theory of emotion. b. the James-Lange theory of emotion. c. the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion. d. Izard's evolutionary theory of emotion.

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What accounts for the action potential moving down the axon at a constant speed?

a. all-or-none law c. snowball effect b. paced resistance principle d. neuronal push rule

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The site of damage on the opposite side of an initial blow in a closed head injury is known as the a. thrombosis

b. hematoma. c. coup. d. countercoup.

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Depression is related to reduced brain activity within the

a. right temporal lobe. b. right parietal lobe. c. right occipital lobe. d. left temporal lobe. e. left frontal lobe.

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