Which of the Following Is TRUE About Language

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is TRUE about language?

• A) Language does not entail facial expressions and gestures.
• B) National languages, dialects, and translation facilitate straightforward communication.
• C) Language has both verbal and nonverbal characteristics.
• D) Business jargons are common across cultures.

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Definitions:

Bystander Effect

One reason people fail to help strangers in distress: The larger the group a person is in, the less likely he is to help, partly because no one in the group thinks it is up to him to act.

Commotion

Commotion refers to a state of noisy confusion or disorder.

Bystander Effect

The social psychological phenomenon that individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present, often due to the diffusion of responsibility.

Attribution of Arousal Theory

A psychological principle suggesting that people make sense of their emotional or physiological states by attributing them to environmental or situational cues.