The tendency to use common nouns in a very broad fashion, sometimes applying them incorrectly, is called __________

a. underextension
b. underrestriction
c. overrestriction
d. overextension


Answer: B

Psychology

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a. Rationality b. Irrationality c. Controlled passion d. The love of God

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Research has shown that children in non-Western societies tend to reach each of Piaget's stages ___

a. at about the same age as children in Western societies b. at younger ages than children in Western societies c. at older ages than children in Western societies d. none of the above

Psychology

According to research conducted by Peter Wolff on arousal states in newborns, as newborns adjust to their new environment following birth, their arousal states become:

a. more dramatic, with larger swings of energy between high and low states b. less positive and more negative c. more regular and predictable d. more irregular and dictated by specific environmental occurrences

Psychology

extraversion/surgency

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology