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Charles has been asked to make a judgment as to how long a line is and state it publicly to a group of others. He indicates that he believes the line is 20 cm long. The four other people in the group all state they think it is around 7 cm long. Charles is then given a chance to change is answer if he wants. What does Charles do?


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Mean Length

An average measure that can refer to various contexts, such as the average length of utterance in language development studies, indicating the complexity of spoken language.

Syllables

Units of organization for a sequence of speech sounds, typically consisting of a vowel sound with or without surrounding consonants.

Conversational Acts

Actions that achieve goals through language.

Language

A system of communication using sounds or symbols that enables us to express our feelings, thoughts, ideas, and experiences.

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