Marvin says, "The chair told the girl to sit down." Which language rule system does this sentence violate?

A. pragmatics
B. semantics
C. morphology
D. syntax


Answer: B

Psychology

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What pairing of a basic instinct and associated emotion did McDougall belatedly add to his list?

a. id – ego c. sexuality – love b. mating – lust d. collective unconscious – archetypes

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It is time for another game of Jeopardy, and the category is "Famous figures in the history of therapy." The revealed answer is, "His book described the horrors of the treatment of the mentally ill near the turn of the 20th century."

Right before the buzzer, what will you say? a) "Who is Philippe Pinel?" b) "Who is Clifford Beers?" c) "Who is Benjamin Rush?" d) "Who is Sigmund Freud?"

Psychology

In the majority of cases, the cause of mental retardation is ______

a. clearly identified genetic abnormalities b. unknown c. poor prenatal nutrition d. prenatal drug abuse by the mother

Psychology