From the viewpoint of pragmatics, if someone wants to get someone to think more creatively in a problem solving situation, it may be better to be:
a. silent
b. direct
c. blunt
d. sarcastic
D
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A professor asks a group of 8-year-olds and a group of 16-year-olds to argue that they should receive a reduction in their allowance, an argument with which they all surely disagree. Which of the following statements is a likely result of this study?
Almost none of the students will be able to do this. Eight-year-olds will be able to do this, but 16-year-olds will be unable to do this. Sixteen-year-olds will be able to do this, but 8-year-olds will be unable to do this. Almost all of the students will be able to do this easily.
Sam conducted a naturalistic observation as a project for a psychology class. He observed the interactions of parents and children at a restaurant. Many of the people he observed seemed to have noticed him
When Sam described his work to his teacher, she said his observations were a) reactive. b) unobtrusive. c) randomly correlated. d) statistically significant.
According to Guthrie, the effectiveness of punishment is determined by:?
a. ?what it causes an organism to do in the presence of stimuli that elicit undesirable behavior b. ?the amount of pain it causes c. ?whether or not the organism understands the relationship between its behavior and the punishment d. ?the consistency with which the punishment is employed
Pavlov's studies of dogs were initially intended to
A) study the intellect of dogs. B) study the effects of talking to animals. C) learn about the physiology of digestion. D) examine the friendliness of small versus big dogs.