If a child understands that it is correct to say "The cat ate the mouse" but incorrect to say "Ate the mouse cat," the child has some understanding of
A) semantics.
B) morphology.
C) syntax.
D) pragmatics.
C) syntax. Syntax is concerned with the rules for combining words into sentences.
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a.? lower incidence of heart disease. b. lower level of blood antioxidants. c. higher level of homocysteine. d. higher incidence of bone cancers. e. lower caloric intake.
Glutamate opens sodium gates, enabling sodium ions to enter the postsynaptic cell. What type of effect is this?
A. Metabotropic B. Ionotropic C. Modulatory D. Orthodromic
Marie goes to her doctor several times a month. She insists that she has pain in her lower abdomen and believes that her appendix is about to burst. After several visits that showed no signs of physical disorder, Marie's doctor believes that she might suffer from
A. obsessive-compulsive disorder. B. generalized anxiety disorder. C. conversion disorder. D. illness anxiety disorder.
You are studying for a test, and you want to make sure the ideas and concepts that you are encoding "stick" in your long-term memory. Which piece of advice will help you the most?
A. Focus on patterns. B. Create mnemonics. C. Develop photographic memory. D. Focus on meaning.