Mackenzie sees her mother walk downstairs in the morning and she says, "Good morning, Mom. You look very nice today." When her brother walks downstairs she says, "Hi, jerk face." What part of language does this represent?
A. pragmatics
B. irony
C. comprehension
D. vocabulary
Answer: A
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a. Thirty-five percent of participants fell into the androgynous category. b. Seventy-five percent of all participants fell into the traditional feminine or masculine categories expected by their gender. c. Twenty-five percent of the participants got high scores on both masculine and feminine traits. d. Less than five percent of participants scored higher on traits of the opposite sex.
Which of the following pattern of results of a nonequivalent control group design is generally interpretable?
a. The control and experimental groups are equal in the pretest, but unequal in the posttest. b. The control group is higher than the experimental group on both pretest and posttest, but the experimental group increases more. c. The experimental group is higher than the control group on both pretest and posttest, but the experimental group increases more. d. Any pattern in which the experimental group changes more than the control group from pretest to posttest.
________ is a language's sound system.
A. Syntax B. Semantics C. Morphology D. Phonology
The behaviors that are characteristic of Cluster B personality disorders are described as __________
A) odd, quirky, or eccentric B) exaggerated, dramatic, or emotional C) anxious, withdrawn, or fearful D) emotionally neutral, odd thinking, or isolated