According to Chapter 9

question 37

Multiple Choice

According to Chapter 9,

• A) the speaking vocabulary of the average North American is between 10,000 and 12,000 words.
• B) it would take about 2,000 times the age of the earth to say all the potential 20-word English sentences that could be generated.
• C) whereas memory is an active process, language comprehension is primarily passive.
• D) the term syntax refers to the sound of spoken language.

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Definitions:

Personal Fable

A belief held by adolescents that their thoughts, feelings, and experiences are unique and not understood by others.

Actuarial Prediction

Predicting an individual’s outcome based on group characteristics, such as predicting how likely an individual is to suffer a heart attack based on the frequency of heart attacks in large samples of people with similar characteristics (same age, gender, socioeconomic status, etc.).

Cognitive Development

The process through which individuals acquire and understand knowledge, develop problem-solving skills, and reason over time.

Diverse Beliefs

The presence and acceptance of a wide range of cultural, religious, and ideological perspectives within a society or group.