What Is the Difference Between Sorcery and Witchcraft

question 47

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between sorcery and witchcraft?

• A) Sorcery uses materials, objects, and medicines, while witchcraft uses thought and emotion alone.
• B) Sorcery is performed by men, while witchcraft is performed by women.
• C) Sorcery is usually malevolent, while witchcraft is usually performed for good.
• D) Sorcery involves manipulation of the supernatural, while witchcraft manipulates natural forces.

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Definitions:

Impulse Control

The ability to resist or delay an immediate desire or impulse in order to achieve a longer-term goal.

Stifles the Imagination

Refers to actions or conditions that suppress or limit creative thinking and the ability to generate novel ideas or solutions.

Appearance-reality Distinction

The ability to distinguish between how things appear and how they really are.

Piaget

A Swiss psychologist renowned for his theory of cognitive development that describes how children construct a mental model of the world.