If Your Psychology Professor Gives Students Two Separate Grades on Their

question 155

Multiple Choice

If your psychology professor gives students two separate grades on their essay questions on exams,one for content or meaning and the other for grammar,the first grade can be said to refer to the ____ and the second grade to the ____ of the essays.

• A) semantics; syntax
• B) syntax; semantics
• C) phonemes; morphemes
• D) morphemes; phonemes

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Definitions:

Cause

A factor or event that directly influences the occurrence of another event or situation.

Efficient Communication

The skill of conveying messages or information in a clear, direct, and effective manner, minimizing misunderstandings and maximizing understanding.

Problematic Vagueness

The characteristic of a word or expression having an imprecise meaning or unclear boundaries such that uncertainty about precisely what is included in that meaning or excluded from that meaning results in troublesome miscommunications in a given context or for a given purpose.

Problematic Ambiguity

A situation in which a word, phrase, or concept has an unclear or confusing meaning, leading to misunderstanding or difficulty in interpretation.