Phonotactics refers to:
A. the combination of consonants and vowels into syllables.
B. the variation across languages in terms of sound inventories.
C. language specific constraints on the sequencing of sounds.
D. the way speech sounds are used to form new words.
C
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In the context of procedures used to establish linguistic equivalence, which of the following is an accurate description of back translation?
a) It involves several bilingual informants collectively translating a research protocol into a target language. b) It involves taking a research protocol in one language, translating it into the target language, and having someone else translate it back to the original. c) It is a procedure used to establish sampling equivalence. d) It is a procedure that involves several bilingual informants debating the various forms, words, and phrases to be used while translating a research protocol to a target language.
An organization that seeks in increase the cohesiveness of its teams can
a. communicate a communal perspective to the team by stressing unity. b. institute a program of group-level rewards rather than individual bonuses. c. arrange for the teams to undertake enjoyable team challenges, such as backpacking together. d. decrease the diversity of the teams. e. use all the methods listed here to increase cohesion.
Cultural competence:
a. plays a role in the quality of communicatin between doctors and patients. b. is a new construct that has not yet been measured in empirical studies. c. impacts how patients feel about their health care providers, but does not affect quality of care. d. refers to degree of acculturation of the health care provider.
If a test question asks you to name the most common use for a pencil, you would use which type of thinking to derive the correct answer?
a. algorithmic b. intuitive c. convergent d. divergent