Which of these speech errors is LEAST likely to occur in actual conversation?

a. saying “finger” instead of “toe”
b. saying “lobster” instead of “oyster”
c. saying “coat” instead of “goat”
d. saying “aunt” instead of “uncle”


b. saying “lobster” instead of “oyster”

Psychology

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a. value-enablers. b. painful experiences. c. instinctual drives. d. guiding beliefs.

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The __________ variable in an experiment is also referred to as the treatment

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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You can explain to your friends what you did over Spring Break even though you were not together due to the _________ characteristic of language

a. infinite generativity c. displacement b. symbolic d. all of these

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The language acquisition device is best described as a/an

A) cognitive structure or scheme acquired during Piaget's sensorimotor period of cognitive development. B) learned cognitive structure or scheme for distinguishing phonemes from morphemes. C) mental representation of speech sounds found in one's native language. D) hypothetical mechanism in the brain that helps children detect and learn the rules of language.

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