When You Listen to Someone Speaking a Foreign Language, the Words

question 28

Multiple Choice

When you listen to someone speaking a foreign language, the words seem to speed by in an unbroken string of sound.To a speaker of that language, the words seem separated.The Gestalt law that is operating here is the law of

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

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Definitions:

Chest Wall

Refers to the structures that enclose and protect the thoracic cavity, including the ribs, sternum, and intercostal muscles.

Fluid

A substance that flows and can take the shape of the container that holds it; can be a liquid or gas.

Emphysema

A long-term, progressive lung disease characterized by shortness of breath and destruction of air sacs in the lungs, affecting their elasticity.

Pulmonary Disease

A term for diseases affecting the lungs and other parts of the respiratory system.