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morpho-phon-em(e)-ic is divided by syllable

You phonolgical lexicon stores what you know about the sounds that make up a word

Which phoneme would you hear at the end of each word below? skimmed judged called canned dragged

Your semantic lexicon stores what you know about word meanings

Which phoneme would you hear at the end of each word below? plays dogs hands combs

The final silent e is dropped when adding a suffix, if the suffix begins with a consonant.

Which phoneme would you hear at the end of each word below? skipped wished tossed laughed baked

Kira is involved in a research study consisting of four phases. First, her behavior is monitored under baseline conditions. Then her mother gives her rewards for specific behaviors. In the third stage, she goes back to baseline, and in the fourth, her mother again rewards her. What kind of research is this?

​Dopamine is related to several mental disorders. Insufficient dopamine is a possible cause of ____, while having an excess of dopamine may be related to ____.

​The changes in the DSM-5 have some criticisms, including the belief that using a continuum for some mental disorders could cause ____