Which of the Following Statements About Potlatching Is NOT True

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about potlatching is NOT true?

• A) Potlatching is an example of competitive feasting.
• B) Potlatching was misinterpreted as a classical case of economically wasteful behavior.
• C) Potlatching is a form of exchange that has long-term adaptive value.
• D) Potlatching is a case that proves that the profit-maximizing motive is a human universal.
• E) Potlatching is well documented among Native American communities of the North Pacific Coast of North America.

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Definitions:

Oceanic Trench

Deep, narrow depressions in the ocean floor, formed by subduction zones where one tectonic plate is forced under another.

Mid-ocean Ridge

An underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics, featuring a continuous volcanic ridge at the boundary of diverging tectonic plates.

Subduction

A geological process where one tectonic plate moves under another and is forced to sink into the mantle.

Magnetic Stripes

Patterns of magnetic anomalies found on the ocean floor, created by the alternating polarity of Earth's magnetic field and used to understand seafloor spreading.