Five-year-old Karl chooses more formal words when talking to his teachers, but uses infant-directed speech when speaking to his baby brother, Nelson. This changing of speech to fit the social situation is called
a. grammar.
b. syntax.
c. pragmatics.
d. egocentrism.
c
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In determining whether using a drug causes people to become criminals, it is important to remember that
A. there is no relationship between crime and illicit drug use. B. most illicit drugs cause damage to the areas of the brain responsible for understanding right from wrong. C. longitudinal studies find that indicators of criminal or antisocial behavior usually occur before the first use of any illicit drug. D. consistent personality changes are likely with even a few exposures to heroin or cocaine.
Fiber pathways carrying information about touch cross the midline in the
A. spinal cord. B. medulla. C. midbrain. D. forebrain.
Vidal and Zaza have just had their first child. However, Vidal is concerned that the child is not actually his because the child has a hair color that does not typically run in his family line. What is Vidal experiencing?
A. parental investment B. promiscuity C. paternity uncertainty D. pansexuality
Recent research has shown that which of the following factors is likely to affect how ethnic minority families deal with stress?
A. socioeconomic status B. immigrant status of the parents C. specific national origin D. All of these choices are correct.