When You Listen to Someone Speaking a Foreign Language with Which

question 10

Multiple Choice

When you listen to someone speaking a foreign language with which you are unfamiliar,the words may all seem to sound the same.You may find yourself wondering how those speakers are communicating when they are using the same words over and over again.The Gestalt law that is affecting you here is the law of

• A)similarity.
• B)familiarity.
• C)nearness.
• D)good continuation.

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Definitions:

Weakest Norms

The least influential or least enforced rules and standards of behavior within a society or group.

Cultural Relativism

The principle that an individual's beliefs and activities should be understood by others in the context of that individual's own culture.

Folkways

Norms or customary behaviors that are socially approved but not morally significant, dictating appropriate manners and actions in daily routines and interactions.

Severe Punishment

Harsh or extreme disciplinary actions taken in response to an individual's wrongdoing, often intended as a deterrent against future offenses.