Which of the following errors often made by children learning to use language is the more common type of mistake?
a. Overextension
b. Underextension
c. Syntactical flip-flopping
d. Fast-mapping
Answer: B
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a. manipulating others to do one’s bidding. b. power over people. c. an innate skill in taking charge. d. knowing how to work well with people. e. guiding others in their pursuits.
Jeremiah takes the NEO-PI-R and scores particularly high on the facets of Fantasy, Aesthetics, Feelings, and Ideas. Based on this information alone, it is likely that he will score
a. relatively low on the domain of Neuroticism. b. relatively low on the domain of Conscientiousness. c. relatively high on the domain of Openness to Experience. d. relatively high on the domain of Extraversion.
Which statement about the workforce in 2016, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is NOT true?
A. Women will make up about half of the workforce. B. The percentage of older workers in the workforce will be smaller. C. Nearly a third of the workforce will be Hispanic, black, or Asian.
In a famous study discussed in your textbook, eight normal individuals were committed to a psychiatric hospital after claiming that they were experiencing hallucinations. Which of the following happened next?
A) The hospital staff continued to view them as abnormal, despite the fact that they had no symptoms. B) The hospital staff realized that they had been faking their original symptoms. C) Being in the psychiatric hospital caused them to develop real psychological symptoms after several days. D) They quickly quit the study because the conditions in the psychiatric hospital were so poor.