One way the child may derive the meaning of a new word is to attend to the context in which the word occurs. This process is called
a. pragmatics. c. semantic derivation.
b. fast-mapping. d. semantic mapping.
B
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All but which of the following are reasons given in the text as to why racial and ethnic minorities have less access to mental health care than the majority group?
a. They are less likely to have health insurance than the majority group. b. They have less access to treatment providers who possess the appropriate language skills. c. Their cultures have more of a stigma relating to mental illness. d. There are fewer treatment providers in locations where more racial and ethnic minorities reside. e. They are more likely to suffer from disorders that fall outside the range of available treatments.
Dr. Balkin is heating up a liquid he just created in the lab
He has recruited students to observe his experiments and pinpoint the exact moment the liquid begins to change color. Dr. Balkin is concerned with the A) signal-to-noise ratio. B) just noticeable difference. C) perceptual accuracy. D) absolute threshold.
Which of these can cause memory distortion?
A. fixation B. subtraction methodology C. rapid response times D. stereotypes
Samira is fearful and inhibited by nature. She is most likely to be confident if her mother is
A. fearless of nature. B. careful of nature. C. protective of Samira. D. supportive of Samira's autonomy.