The MOST Effective Way to Learn About a Person Is

question 29

Multiple Choice

The MOST effective way to learn about a person is to ________ and ________.

• A) watch what he or she does; listen to what he or she says
• B) measure his or her personality; measure his or her well-being
• C) ask him or her; ask his or her friends
• D) make observations; form hypotheses

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Definitions:

Semantics

The branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning, including the ways that language conveys and processes information.

Syntax

The set of rules, principles, and processes that govern the structure of sentences in a given language, specifying the correct word order and phrasing.

Pragmatics

The branch of linguistics that studies how context influences the interpretation of meaning.

Syntax

The set of rules, principles, and processes that govern the structure of sentences in a given language.