Chapter 10 Discussed Research in Which Two People Need to Work

question 54

Multiple Choice

Chapter 10 discussed research in which two people need to work together to place some abstract shapes in a specified order. This research showed that:

• A) people had great difficulty agreeing about the descriptions for abstract shapes, so this task was extremely challenging.
• B) people typically reached agreement after only one trial.
• C) people quickly learned to create brief names for each abstract shape.
• D) people cannot establish "common ground" with strangers.

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