When People Ban Together in Large Groups, Wear Uniforms, Don

question 176

Multiple Choice

When people ban together in large groups, wear uniforms, don masks, call themselves by numbers rather than names, or otherwise engage in actions that make them feel anonymous, they are said to be engaging in ____.

• A) running amok
• B) avoidance
• C) antisocialization
• D) deindividuation

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Definitions:

Syntax

The set of rules, principles, and processes that govern the structure of sentences in a given language, particularly the order of words and phrases.

Phonology

The study of the sound system in languages, including the rules for their sequence and structure.

Morpheme

The smallest grammatical unit in a language that has semantic meaning.

Anthropologist Benjamin Whorf

A linguist and anthropologist known for his hypothesis that the structure of a language affects its speakers' cognition and worldview.