Quiz 2: Chapters 3 & 4

Many disciplines are involved in the study of humanity. What makes anthropology unique from other disciplines that study humans?

A. Anthropology argues that the best understanding of the human condition comes from a global, comparative, and holistic perspective.

Inductive reasoning begins with a general premise and seeks to develop a specific expaination.

False

The study of human biological evolution would most likely be the specialty of a cultural anthropologist.

False

A humanistic approach in archaeology tends to reject a search for universals in favor of emphasizing the dignity and worth of the individual and the individual's lived experience.

True

In archaeology, Middle Level Theory attempts to "bridge" observations in human behavior and natural processes

True

In order for a hypothesis to be scientific, it has to be testable and falsifiable.

True

Planning is one of the 7 steps to archaeological inquiry.

True

Three important characteristics of culture are that it is learned, shared, and based on the ability to use symbols.

True

A test Excavation would be most appropriate in which of the following situations?

b. When trying to determine a site's potential for answering a research question.

In archaeology, the location of cultural materials and their relationship to physical space and time is refered to as the _______.

context