Displacement, a feature of human communication, means:
a. combining one or more sounds to create new meanings.
b. the capacity to convey information about a thing or event that is hypothetical in nature.
c. not understanding the meaning of nonverbal communication.
d. an inability to place all morphemes in their proper grammatical place.
e. an arbitrary use of words.
b
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a. True b. False
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A) The equilibrium quantity will decrease. B) Both the demand and supply curves will shift to the left. C) The equilibrium quantity will increase. D) The effect on the equilibrium quantity is ambiguous without more information.
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a. sorcery. b. witchcraft. c. imitative magic. d. contagious magic. e. rites of intensification.
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a. 140 million b. 100 million c. 80 million d. 50 million e. 38 million