A coworker always tries to dominate discussions by talking constantly. Unfortunately, most of the time he rambles, peppers his discussion with double meanings, and uses obscure language that requires a dictionary to understand
Your coworker seems to be violating the maxim that Grice called
a. manner.
b. quantity.
c. quality.
d. relation.
Answer: a. manner.
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Of the following, the statement that best describes the emergence of emotions would be that
a. the full range of emotions is evident at birth. b. all types of emotions emerge during the first year. c. distinct emotions are not reliably observed until the second year, when children's cognitive capabilities are more mature. d. various emotions appear at roughly the same times in all normal infants over the first two years.
Kim has conducted a study and based on her statistical analysis of the results has incorrectly rejected the null hypothesis. Kim is committing a:
a. correct rejection. b. correct acceptance. c. Type I error. d. Type II error.
Julia's friend, Zoey, just yelled at her. Julia understands that Zoey yelled because she was having a bad day and because the teacher just yelled at Zoey. Julia is engaging in
A) altruism. B) perspective taking. C) postconventional morality. D) moral reasoning.
Research has found that males are ________ verbally aggressive and ________ physically aggressive than females
a. less; less b. more; less c. more; more d. less; more