During Your Flight to Europe You Ask a Friend to Describe

question 41

Multiple Choice

During your flight to Europe you ask a friend to describe what they see when they look out the window. They say, "The clouds are floating like a sea of marshmallows under the wings." You've never heard this description before. What property of language does this illustrate?

• A)Generativity
• B)Segmentation
• C)Displacement
• D)A LAD
• E)Top-down processing

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Understand the concept of psychological phenomena in social settings.

Analyze the dynamics of group behavior and intergroup conflicts.

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