"Marijuana Issue Sent to Joint Committee!" This headline in a newspaper is an example of _________ ambiguity, since the term joint can be construed one of two different ways
a. semantic
b. syntactic
c. lexical
d. phonemic
Answer: C
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Which of the following answers to the "Heinz dilemma" best reflects postconventional moral reasoning?
a. Heinz should steal the drug because he needs his wife and she might die without it. b. Heinz should steal the drug to avoid being blamed if his wife dies. c. People would lose respect for Heinz if he didn't at least try to save his wife by stealing the drug. d. Heinz must steal the drug because he has a duty to protect his wife. e. Heinz would be morally wrong not to steal the drug because it would violate his belief in the absolute value of human life.
Teams with members who vary in ability and skill
a. perform more poorly than homogenous teams. b. outperform homogeneous teams if the members of the homogenous team have low skill levels. c. perform similarly to homogeneous teams composed of highly skilled members. d. are usually more cohesive than highly homogenous groups.
The biology of inheritance is called ____
a. ?immunology b. ?environmental psychology c. ?biochemistry d. ?genetics
Children show an implicit understanding of the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning by around ______.
a. age 4 b. second grade c. fourth grade d. sixth grade