You are listening to two-year-old Annie as she says "No eat. No like.". She is trying to let you know that she is not going to eat her broccoli because she doesn't like it. Annie's communication illustrates the use of
a. underextension.
b. telegraphic speech.
c. semantic slanting.
d. overregularization.
B
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a. the scientific investigation of thought processes b. the understanding of abnormal behavior c. the scientific study of behavior and mind d. the study of mental illness and inner feelings
Advantages of these research methods include the following: generalizability based on large samples and standardized measurement, and statistical analysis of variables that cannot be manipulated
a. quantitative description b. randomized field experiments c. nonequivalent comparison group designs d. experimental social innovation
Which one of the following types of tests frequently used in clinical and counseling settings has generated the most controversy?
a. Symptom-based self-report tests b. Symptom checklists c. Comprehensive, clinically oriented self-report tests d. Projective, clinically oriented personality tests
A person from one part of the United States might ask you
for a glass of "soda," while a person from a different region might ask for a glass of "pop." Still a third person might ask for a "Coke," while a fourth would request a glass of "tonic." All of these individuals want the same thing, but the variation in how they request it demonstrates a A) dialect. B) colloquialism. C) semantic error. D) phonemic shift.