What is the likely effect if readers encounter an inference that is incompatible with our physical limitations in time and space?
a) Readers will require more mental effort to comprehend the inference
b) Readers will reject the inference.
c) Readers will assume that the inference is represented incorrectly.
d) Readers will accept the inference if the source of the communication is familiar.
A
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According to the introduction to Chapter 15 ("Moving Onward . . .".), which of the following statements correctly describes the status of women at present?
a. Women's overall status has consistently become worse in recent years. b. Women's overall status has consistently improved in recent years. c. In many respects, women's status has improved, but progress has been slow. d. In the United States, women's status has improved; throughout the rest of the world, it has become worse.
The hierarchy of needs is the spectrum of needs ranging from basic ________ needs to ________ needs to self-actualization.
A. biological; social B. social; imaginary C. special; biological D. special; imaginary
In category hierarchies, the most useful and predictive information is provided by:
a. basic-level categories b. superordinate categories c. subordinate categories d. prototype categories
The fact that suicide tends to run in families can be explained by the fact that
a. psychological disorders which lead to suicide can be inherited. b. growing up in a home where suicide has occurred creates feelings of hopelessness and helplessness. c. suicide can be learned through the process of observation. d. all of these are possible factors.