Let's Say That I Ask You to Tell Me What

question 194

Multiple Choice

Let's say that I ask you to tell me what you did last summer. You say that you took a trip to Europe. What property of language does your description of your trip illustrate?

• A) bottom-up processing
• B) displacement
• C) top-down processing
• D) segmentation
• E) generativity

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Definitions:

CPI

The Consumer Price Index, a measure that examines the weighted average of prices of a basket of consumer goods and services, such as transportation, food, and medical care.

GDP Deflator

A measure of the level of prices of all new, domestically produced, final goods and services in an economy.

Bureau of Labor Statistics

A federal agency in the United States dedicated to gathering and examining data on job market trends, conditions of employment, and variations in pricing.

Consumer's Budget

The total amount of income or resources available for an individual or household to allocate across various goods and services.