anthropology quizzes

a century ago, studies of objects were largely studies of material culture and the technology available to people living in small scale societies with simple technologies. the modern anthropological approach to objects has done which of the following

-caused anthropologist to challenge whether these museum collection were representative of the technologies of the time or if they were biased -led anthropologist to recognize that objects change meaning over time -pushed anthropologist to take a critical approach to the motives of the collectors of these early museum collections

which of the following is a contributing factor to the development of creoles, pidgins, and other hybrid forms of language

-colonialism -globalization -commerce -migration

the comparative method

-is a general approach -holds that no society or behavior should be seen in isolation -refers to the practice of comparing two or more cultures

cultural determinism is unproductive for cultural analysis because

-it denies the influence of factors like physical environment and biology on humans -it can justify atrocities -it explains all human action as the product of culture alone

according to 'our babies ourselves', the goal of a child-rearing in any society is to make the child

a culturally appropriate adult

chronometric dating techniques used by archaeologist help establish

a more specific age for a fossil or something organic

linguistic refer to mixed languages with a simplified grammar that people rarely learn as a mother tongue as

a pidgin language

in the 19th century Fijian objects were seen by most collectors as evidence of

a savage and bloodthirsty society

which project would likely require the assistance of a geomorphologist

a study of landscape change

research committed to making social change and improving the lives or marginalized people

action research

an evolutionary perspective on variations in physical traits reflects

adaptive changes

which of the following is not one of the ways that objects change over time

an object always becomes less valuable and less significant as it ages and deteriorates over long periods of time

in which of the following locations would you likely find an anthropologist doing fieldwork? -factory -mental institution -new york neighborhood -amazon rain forest

any of the above

which of the following would be considered a functionalist

bronislaw malinowski

a quantitative approach to studying the archaeological past would be most interested in:

building and testing hypotheses by collecting, classifying, and measuring the remains of past cultures

the thinker who developed evolutionary theory in the 19th century

charles darwin

a example of how modern humans differ from primates

cultural variation in mating patterns

according to the 'survival of the fittest' video, what trait of the rock pet mouse was best adapted to survival on the lava flow

dark fur

being able to communicate about things not currently present in space and time

displacement

the so-called cannibal forks of the fijans were of great interest to collectors in england because

english collectors interpreted fijians as savages and wanted example of their savagery for the collection they displayed in their homes

the study of how people classify things in the world

ethnoscience

NAGPRA as a solution to grave goods and cultural object ownership applies in all countries that are UNESCO members

false

countries find it relatively easy to decide what language its citizens will speak

false

in order to truly practice cultural relativism, one could never make a judgement on what is right and wrong (T/F)

false

shaking hands when you meet someone is an example of

folkway

uniformitarianism is the idea that change occurs

gradually and through the result of processes that are still observable today

in radio lab: why isnt the sky blue? how did guy deutshers daughter initially describe the sky

grey

what was the fate of Kennewick man

he has been buried by members of the columbian basin tribes

how would you describe Edwards tylors evolutionary theories

he studied the history of human society from simple to complex technology and social institutions

alfred russel wallace is known for

hitting upon the idea of natural selection at about the same time as darwin

which hominin was the first stone tool maker

homo habilis

the defining feature of historical particularism is

individual societies develop particular cultural traits and undergo a unique process of change

according to becoming human the most compelling hypothesis for why bipedalism developed in early hominins is

it conserved energy

how would critical relativist explain native american criticisms of culture appropriation

it is important to understand Native American claims from their point of view though it doesnt necessarily mean we should accept them as the only way to view the issue

besides fossilized skeletal remains, what other evidence indicates bipedalism in Australopithecus afarensis

laetoli footprints

the US government prohibition of native american children speaking their indigenous languages in indian schools has contributed most profoundly to

language death

the name most closely associated with the system traditionally used to classify living things is

linnaeus

for much of its early history, physical anthropology was associated with what methodology

measurement and classification of skills according to racial characters

anthropologist Sherry Ortner distinguished 3 kinds of culturally powerful symbols that include all of the following except

narrative symbols

the process by which inheritable traits are passed along to offspring because they are better suited to the environment

natural selection

the communication systems of nonhuman species consist of finite number of signals for finite specific meanings. such systems are said to be

open

if you wanted to understand very early non living humans beings, you would likely engage in

paleoanthropology

which of the following is not one of the four major sub-fields of anthropology

paleontology

the structuralist approach to culture theorizes what

people make sense of the world through binary oppositions

in archaeology, this is a division of prehistory based on gross changes in subsistence patterns, climatic changes, housing and burial styles

period

if you discovered an ancient hominin with megadontia and a dental grinding structure similar to Parathropus you might suggest that the diet of this hominin was

predominantly plant based

historic markers along american highways

present a simplified view of history, and usually one that is favorable to the current residents

according to "our babies ourselves' which of the following is not one of the 3 Rs of child rearing in dutch society

respect

the law of superposition

sedimentary layers are deposited in a time sequence with the oldest on the bottom and the youngest on the top

in anthropology, holism refers to:

seeking to understand how all aspects of our species are related

primates rely extensively on all the characteristics listed below except

sense of smell

if you wanted to have a consistent responses, what kind of interview would you use

survey interview

reading your textbook is an example of

symbolic learning

native american tribes using CRM differ from non-indian agencies in how they view heritage management, because the latter almost always see heritage resources as

tangible things that can be studied scientifically

according to the lecture, in order for an explanation to be defined as scientific it must be

testable

evolution as fact and theory: the article states scientific creationism is not scientific because it is not

testable

the mendelian genetics, a dominant allele is

the one that is expressed phenotypically over other alleles

the primary ethical responsibility of anthropologist is to

the people or the species they study

the power dimension of an object reveals the underlying nature of

the relationship between the source of the object and its holder

what is the strongest evidence that neanderthals had rich symbolic lives

their use of non-functional material goods such as jewelry

why isnt the sky blue: what conclusion did prime minister william gladstone make about how the greeks saw color

they were colorblind

one of the most important ways that genetic material is moved between different populations, such as through gene flow is

through choice of sexual partner

a consequence of larger brain size in early humans is that they require larger amounts of energy

true

gene flow is the movement of genetic material across different population

true

mutation is the only source of new genetic material

true

the physical characteristics of any organism that can be seen are known as the phenotype

true

the stereotype that Tahitian women were sexually promiscuous emerged almost overnight after the arrival of captain samuel wallis in 1767, when Tahitians recognized that the british had steel that the crew would exchange for sexual favors (T/F)

true

there is rarely any guessing involved in the development of theories because they are tested repeatedly (T?F)

true

a word that best describes participant observation

unstructured

the comparative method

uses data from many different sources