A professor looks out at her class and notices that Jackie is falling asleep. She says loudly, "Wouldn't you be more comfortable in your own bed, Jackie?" The professor is using a kind of directive known as
a. a metalinguistic message.
b. establishing common ground.
c. the communication of gist.
d. an indirect request.
Ans: d
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a. How we coordinate vision with movement b. How unconscious motivations and emotions influence visual perception c. The function of each neuron as a feature detector d. How we perceive a complex pattern as a whole
When an infant needs to be soothed,
a. breast milk or formula is all that will work. b. it is always a signal that he or she is in pain. c. simply sucking on something may work. d. a salty taste is usually preferred.
A psychologist blindfolds a subject and then places the subject's hand into a dish of water. The psychologist asks the subject to report whether his hand feels colder or warmer than before being placed in the water. Which psychologist was most likely to have conducted this study?
a. ?Wilhelm Wundt b. ?John B. Watson c. ?Sigmund Freud d. ?Abraham Maslow
Human beings show
A. no trends toward seasonality in birth rates. B. mild trends toward seasonality in birth rates. C. strong trends toward seasonality in birth rates. D. strong trends toward seasonality in birth rates in countries near the equator, but weak trends toward seasonality in countries located near the poles of the earth.