If a Professor Were to Trip Over His Own Feet

question 35

Multiple Choice

If a professor were to trip over his own feet and fall down while trying to write something on the blackboard, very few students would point and laugh. And if the professor then loudly insisted, "I meant to do that!" chances are no one would contradict him, at least not verbally, but instead would assist their instructor in regaining his dignity. What would Goffman call this process?

• A) cooling the mark out
• B) dramaturgy
• C) the social construction of reality
• D) the ghost in the machine
• E) autoethnography

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Definitions:

Prompt Shipment

The process of quickly and efficiently sending goods to a buyer shortly after receiving the order.

Acceptance

A term used in contract law, acceptance refers to the act of agreeing to the terms of an offer, thereby creating a binding contract.

Canceled

The act of formally terminating or voiding an agreement, contract, policy, or event.

CISG

The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, a treaty that governs the sale of goods between parties in different countries.