The school of diffusionism could not explain any of the following except:
a. why some traits diffused when others did not.
b. what conditions bring about diffusion of a cultural item.
c. what determines the rate of cultural diffusion.
d. how cultural contact leads to culture change.
e. where the primary centers of invention were located.
ANS: D
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