Professor X Assigns a Paper in Which Students Are to Demonstrate

question 44

Multiple Choice

Professor X assigns a paper in which students are to demonstrate "conceptual understanding by applying concepts to the real world." Professor X is surprised when many of the papers are extended examples of personal thought instead of being analyses of observations of society. The difference between what Professor X's words meant to the students and what the words meant to her/him reflects the fact that language is:

• A) arbitrary.
• B) ambiguous.
• C) abstract.
• D) inherent.
• E) objective.

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Definitions:

Sympathetic Nervous System

Part of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for action by triggering the fight-or-flight response during stressful situations.

Parasympathetic Nervous System

A branch of the autonomic nervous system responsible for conserving energy and lowering the body's metabolic rate, often referred to as the "rest and digest" system.

Somatic

Pertaining to the body, as opposed to the mind.

Parietal Lobes

The lobes that contain the somatosensory cortex (where touch, pressure, temperature, and pain register) and other areas that are responsible for body awareness and spatial orientation.