Consider These Two Sentences

question 12

Multiple Choice

Consider these two sentences:
1. The lawyer who the judge addressed stood.
2. The lawyer who addressed the judge stood.
-Based on the work of Ted Gibson (1998) , which of these sentences will be more difficult to read, and why?

• A) Sentence 1, because it contains an object relative clause
• B) Sentence 1, because it contains two semantically similar nouns
• C) Sentence 2, because it is more complex structurally
• D) Sentence 2, because it contains a subject relative clause

Recognize the role of social support in stress management.

Understand the impact of controllability on the choice of coping strategy.

Compare the effectiveness of different coping strategies in various contexts.

Grasp the significance of cross-cultural differences in preferred coping strategies.

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Definitions:

Chemical Modification

The alteration of a chemical compound's structure to change its properties or activity, often used in pharmaceuticals and materials science.

Protein Degradation

The process by which proteins are broken down into their amino acid components, often regulated by cellular mechanisms for metabolism and homeostasis.

CAP

Catabolite Activator Protein, a regulatory protein in bacteria that helps facilitate the transcription of genes in response to the presence of certain sugars.

Lac Operon

A gene regulatory mechanism in bacteria that controls the metabolism of lactose.