In a famous early study in social psychology, fans of two rival football teams were asked to watch footage of an actual game that was very close. Researchers found that fans of the two teams literally "saw" different games; things that were deemed "out" by fans of one team, for example, were deemed "in" by fans of the other. This was early evidence of the phenomenon known as ____

The meanings derived from words or sentences are collectively known as the _____ of language

A) semantics B) proxemics C) syntatics D) pragmatics

Let's say we could teach a dolphin to understand the difference between the sentences "The parrot kissed the dolphin" and "The dolphin was kissed by the parrot." If this were demonstrated, it might mean the dolphin had an understanding of _____

A) phonemes B) morphemes Incorrect. Morphemes are the smallest units of meaning in a language. C) syntax Correct. Syntax is the system of rules for combining words and phrases to form grammatically correct sentences. D) pragmatics