In the United States, to keep conversation flowing, individuals often rely on _________ such as "um," "you know," and "like" when looking for the right word or phrase
a. conjunctions
b. filler words
c. connectors
d. spacing words
b
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According to Eli Ginzberg, the period lasting until about age 11, when career choices are made and discarded without regard to skills, abilities, or available job opportunities, is called __________.
A. career consolidation B. the fantasy period C. the tentative period D. the realistic period
Which of the following best summarizes the effects of numerical ability on judgements from data (Kahan, Peters, Dawson, Slovic, 2017)?
a. Greater numerical ability leads message recipients to more accurate conclusions from data on non-partisan issues. b. Lower numerical ability leads message recipients to more accurate conclusions from data on non-partisan issues. c. Greater numerical ability leads message recipients to more accurate conclusions from data on non-partisan and politically charged issues. d. Lower numerical ability leads message recipients to more accurate conclusions from data on politically charged issues.
Malcolm Gladwell, in his book Blink, usually refers to our immediate, intuitive, experiential reactions to short segments of experience as
a. syllogisms. b. proxemics. c. "thin-slicing.". d. the "AHA! experience.".
Which part of the nervous system reacts when the human body is subjected to stress?
a. parasympathetic b. somatic c. sympathetic d. central e. endocrine