People Have Difficulty Understanding a Statement Like "She Is Not

question 141

Multiple Choice

People have difficulty understanding a statement like "She is not unfriendly" because

• A) she may, in fact, be friendly.
• B) double negatives are difficult to understand.
• C) most people are basically unfriendly.
• D) language is productive rather than interpretive.

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Definitions:

Affective Regulation

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