A friend of yours argues that humans are not the only species that has the ability to use language. You respond that although other species have some ability to communicate, humans' ability to use language is different
Explain and give examples of the uniqueness of human language to your friend.
What will be an ideal response?
Students should articulate and give examples of the concepts of semanticity (language represents thoughts, objects,
and events through abstract symbols), productivity (creativity), and displacement (referring to things that are
distant in space and time).
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The stories of Wangari Maathai and Kiran Bedi illustrate the idea that:
A. personality is fixed from birth B. personality can help us overcome barriers C. luck and fate have as much to do with our lives as persistence D. traits are responsible for civil disobedience
The two-factor theory of emotion states that:
a. people experience emotions subjectively, and this leads to physiological reactions b. physiological reactions precede and drive the subjective experience of emotions c. physiological reactions and subjective experiences occur together, but they are independent of each other d. the cognitive interpretation or appraisal of physiological reactions drives the subjective experience of emotion
Compared to those with an external locus of control, individuals with an internal locus of control are more likely to:
a. use threat appraisals c. experience more positive emotions b. use emotion-focused coping d. experience greater levels of stress
What is the relationship between self-efficacy and performance?
What will be an ideal response?