The term __________ refers to the various ways that context contributes to the meaning of a discourse.
a. polemics
b. pragmatics
c. prosthetics
d. proxemics
Ans: b. pragmatics
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a. double-blind studies c. surveys b. psychological testing d. patient approval
Reactions to a drug may become ________ after a person has used a drug for a while and has become familiar with its effects
a. increasingly positive b. increasingly negative c. boring d. metabolized
Which of the following is the best example of behavior that is motivated by cognitive factors?
A. Kathy starts smoking cigarettes because all of her friends have started doing so. B. Thrupti drinks a large glass of water after a softball game. C. Norm punches a wall after his girlfriend breaks up with him. D. Yoon drops out of school because she has doubts about her academic ability.
Discriminating between different variations of the same geon was easier than discriminating between different geons for
a. college students in the United States. c. both a and b. b. the Himba in a remote region of Namibia. d. neither a nor b.