Psychology & Human Behavior

Choose the form that conveys the specified time frame and pragmatic meaning. Distinguish present and past habits, willingness and refusal, diplomatic or hypothetical distance, confident inference, expectation, evaluative should, and formal proposals with shall.

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Question 1

Even after the team agrees on an agenda, Lena _____ interrupt the weekly meeting to revisit settled points—a habit her colleagues find exhausting.

Options: should, would, will

Question 2

I find Amir’s little routine rather touching: whenever he feels nervous, he _____ arrange the pens on his desk into a perfectly straight line.

Options: will, should, would

Question 3

Mara is consistently willing to help: whatever time a distressed student calls, she _____ listen without rushing them.

Options: would, will, should

Question 4

The participant understands the consent form but flatly refuses to sign it: he _____ give the researchers permission to store his recordings.

Options: won’t, shouldn’t, wouldn’t

Question 5

At yesterday’s debrief, the observer was authorized and required to provide her notes, but she still _____ hand them over.

Options: shouldn’t, wouldn’t, won’t

Question 6

During her clinical placement, Priya _____ write a short reflection after every difficult session before discussing it with her supervisor.

Options: will, shall, would

Question 7

Throughout his training, Ellis _____ live above the clinic; this was his continuing residence, not a repeated action.

Options: would, will, used to

Question 8

At the case conference, the consultant deliberately softens her disagreement: “I _____ question whether one interview is sufficient evidence for that conclusion.”

Options: shall, would, will

Question 9

_____ you mind waiting outside for a moment while the clinician finishes the confidential call?

Options: Should, Will, Would

Question 10

Invited to imagine being the panel chair, I say, “I _____ never label a participant uncooperative on the basis of silence alone.”

Options: will, would, shall

Question 11

The repeated topic changes begin exactly when childhood is mentioned. “That _____ be avoidance rather than memory failure,” the clinician concludes with confidence.

Options: would, should, will

Question 12

The anonymous reviewer _____ be Dr Shah; the conference programme proves she was giving a lecture abroad when the review was submitted.

Options: shouldn’t, won’t, wouldn’t

Question 13

Because the dosage was adjusted only yesterday, the clinician presents improvement as expected but not guaranteed: symptoms _____ ease gradually over the next few weeks.

Options: would, will, should

Question 14

In a formal expression of surprise, the researchers write, “It is puzzling that such a minor wording change _____ produce so dramatic a response.”

Options: will, shall, should

Question 15

At the start of a formal British case conference, the chair seeks agreement on a proposal: “_____ we review the risk assessment first?”

Options: Would, Should, Shall

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