What Is the Difference Between the Communication of an Invitation

question 28

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between the communication of an invitation to treat and the communication of an offer to enter into a contract?

• A) An offer to enter into a contract is an expression of a willingness to do business.
• B) An offer to enter into a contract seeks to facilitate commercial profitability.
• C) An invitation to treat expresses an inclination to form a business relationship.
• D) An invitation to treat is a promise to perform specified acts on certain terms.

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Definitions:

Displacement

A defense mechanism where an individual redirects emotional feelings from a more threatening object or person to a less threatening one.

Emotions Directed

Feelings that are targeted or focused towards a specific object, person, or situation.

Real Object

In psychoanalysis, an actual person or thing in the external world, as opposed to an imagined or internalized object.

Defense Mechanisms

Methods used by the ego to prevent unconscious anxiety or threatening thoughts from entering consciousness.