Glancing over the shoulder of a man on the bus who is reading a newspaper, you see the headline "Shooting of Hunters Terrible." Your ability to disambiguate the meaning of the utterance depends primarily on
a. the presence of contextual information.
b. your ability to visually represent the meaning.
c. your memory for similar accidents.
d. the isolation of propositions.
Answer: a. the presence of contextual information.
Psychology
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First, the lion is given food if he sits quietly on a chair. Next, the lion is given food if he raises one paw. Finally, the lion is given more food if he gives the trainer a "high-five." In this example, the lion is being trained by A) negative reinforcement. B) generalization. C) punishment. D) shaping.
Psychology
Miguel is 16 and lives in Spain. Like other teens in his country, he is likely to be:
a. pious b. spiritual c. secular d. divine
Psychology