Genetic Counselling Would Be Appropriate for Which of the Following

question 249

Multiple Choice

Genetic counselling would be appropriate for which of the following couples?

• A) JJ and Jennifer, who are in their early 30s and have just completed an unsuccessful round of artificial insemination
• B) Stephen and Kerry, who are in their early 20s and have been trying to become pregnant but have been unsuccessful for the last 2 months
• C) Merriam and Samir, who are in their early 40s and have a history of miscarriages and infertility
• D) Ngyuen and Pham, who are in their early 30s and both have a history of diabetes

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Definitions:

Linguistic Intergroup Bias

Subtle and systematic differences in the language we use to describe events as a function of our group membership and the group to which the actor or target belongs.

Sociolinguistic Competence

Knowledge of the implicit rules for generating socially appropriate sentences that make sense because they fit the listeners’ social knowledge.

Speech Act Theory

The theory that verbal utterances both state something and do something.

Intentionalist Model

A theory that views communication as the exchange of communicative intentions and views messages transmitted as merely the means to this end.