Little Jonas is learning to speak, and it is clear to his parents that he understands far more words than he can say. Psychologists refer to this as a receptive-__________ lag.
A. productive
B. expressive
C. expository
D. expiratory
Answer: A
You might also like to view...
Recent research on hypnosis and the Stroop effect has revealed that:
A) simply making suggestions to highly suggestible people has the same effects as hypnosis. B) hypnosis does not allow people to control behaviour that is otherwise beyond their conscious control. C) the Stroop effect continues to be evident, even when participants are in a deep state of hypnosis. D) the Stroop effect is completely eliminated, despite no changes in brain functioning associated with conflict monitoring.
Having a teacher you came to appreciate only after classes were well under way, or only after the course was over, demonstrates that
a. "thin-slicing" can sometimes form the basis for more carefully reasoned judgments. b. intuition is an important and reliable vehicle for making rational decisions. c. a self-fulfilling prophecy has occurred. d. first impressions are not always right.
The dictator of a small country has been removed and a new government is forming. Among the first task for the new country is the creation of the country's laws. Instead of the above scenario, the new leadership re-writes the rules so that the ethnic minorities in the country no longer have the right to vote. They also remove any restrictions against discriminatory practices, which will allow employers and landlords to refuse jobs and housing to members of minorities. This scenario describes:
A. the conflict paradigm. B. the consensus paradigm. C. the pluralist paradigm. D. the Marxist paradigm.
Children are considered to be overweight if they ____
a. eat more than 2,000 calories a day b. fail to exercise for more than 30 minutes per day c. have a BMI that exceeds 18 d. have 20% or more body fat