“I’m going to meet him at the bank.” At the First National Bank, or at the river bank? This type of ambiguity is referred to as ______.
a. phonetic
b. grammatical
c. lexical
d. syntactic
c. lexical
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A researcher investigates whether there is a relationship between hours of sleep and memory for photographs by having 40 people sleep in the laboratory and waking 20 of the participants after 4 hours of sleep and the others after 8 hours of sleep. After they are awakened, each participant is asked to study 21 photographs and then recall as many details from the photographs as possible. In this
study, what is 8 hours of sleep? a. The independent variable b. The dependent variable c. The sample d. A condition of the independent variable
Which of the following statements about marriage in the United States is true?
A-The divorce rate in the United States declined steadily from 1860 to 1980. B-The divorce rate from 1980 until the 2000s increased gradually. C-Divorced men outnumber divorced women. D-Divorced women outnumber divorced men.
During a war, soldiers wear camouflage clothing to not be perceived by enemies. The perceptual cue that is being manipulated in this example is
A. common region. B. proximity. C. common fate. D. figure-ground discrimination.
Which of the following serve as rewards because they may be exchanged for candy, food, cigarettes, recreation, or privileges, such as private (non-group) discussion time with a therapist, outings, or watching television?
a. operants b. stimulus controls c. target behaviors d. tokens