Adam, aged 12, has an autism spectrum disorder and has difficulty communicating. When a neighbor casually asks him what he had for breakfast, Adam launches into a detailed description of his breakfast cereal, including a complete statement of the ingredients and nutrition information found on the side of the package. Adam has violated the conversational maxim of ____

a. quantity
b. quality
c. relation
d. manner


a

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a. Streaming audio b. Audio marquee c. Web sound d. Web player

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With regard to sugar, researchers have found which of the following to be true?

A) Children with attention hyperactivity disorder behave overwhelmingly better without sugar. B) All children behave better with less sugar intake. C) There is no link between hyperactivity and sugar intake in the general population. D) Sugars cause attention hyperactivity disorder.

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The very minimum amount of time set aside for daily literacy instruction should be __________ in the primary grades and __________ in the upper grades

A) 30 minutes; 60 minutes B) 120 minutes; 45 minutes C) 90 minutes; 60 minutes D) 180 minutes; 90 minutes

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The sum of the squared deviations of scores from their mean

A. is computed the same for samples and populations. B. is computed by squaring each deviation to avoid a zero solution in the numerator. C. is the numerator for the sample variance and population variance. D. all of these

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