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Becoming Human: According to a technique called the "molecular clock," humans and chimpanzees last shared a common ancestor about ________ years ago 200,000 5 to 7 million 22 million 65 million
5 to 7 million
The famous group of hominins known as the Neanderthals is included in which of the following groups? Archaic Homo sapiens Anatomically modern Homo sapiens Australopithecus Homo erectus
Archaic Homo sapiens
According to the "Survival of the Fittest" video , what trait of the Rock Pocket Mouse was best adapted to survival on the lava flow? Long tail Wide Feet Nocturnal Vision Dark fur
Dark fur
Who was responsible for the theory of social evolution? Franz Boas E. B. Tylor Bronislaw Malinowski E
EB Tylor
Shaking hands when you meet someone is an example of a Folkway More Taboo Material Culture
Folkway
Question 81 / 1 pts By cross-breeding pea plants, he was able to illustrate the basic laws of inheritance: Archbishop James Ussher Gregor Mendel Alfred Russell Wallace Charles Darwin
Gregor mendel
How would you describe Edward Tylor's evolutionary theories? He studied how humans have no directional evolutionary goal. He studied how societies have harnessed more energy for production over time. He studied how the human body has changed physically from earlier to later forms, sometimes even changing species. He studied the history of human society from simple to complex technology and social institutions (from so-called savagery to civilization).
He studied the history of human society from simple to complex technology and social institutions (from so-called savagery to civilization)
Besides fossilized skeletal remains, what other evidence indicates bipedalism in Australopithecus afarensis? Laetoli Footprints The Lascaux cave paintings The Oldowan Tool Tradition The Mask of La Roche Cotard
Laetoli Footprints
The name most closely associated with the system traditionally used to classify living things is: Lyell Linnaeus Lamarck Leakey
Linnaeus
The rough edge stone chopping tools made by Homo habilis are called Olduvai axes Obiwan tools Olduwan tools Homo habilis toolkits
Olduwan tools
Reconnaissance work in archaeology is also known as: Phase I Phase II Phase III Phase IV
Phase I
In Becoming Human, Zeray Alemseged named the Australopithecus afarensis child he found in Ethiopia Lucy Tourmai Selam Zeray, after himself
Selam
Who, along with Niles Eldredge, developed the theory of punctuated equilibrium? Duane Gish Mary Leakey Charles Lyell Stephen Jay Gould
Stephen Jay Gould
Research committed to making social change and improving the lives of marginalized people is called rapid appraisal development anthropology action research participant observation
action reserach
In which of the following locations would you likely find an anthropologist doing fieldwork? a factory a mental institution a New York City neighborhood the Amazon rain forest any of the above
all of the above
One of the methods that archaeologists can use to determine potentially useful areas to excavate involves the use of aerial surveys surface surveys regional surveys GIS systems all of the above
all of the above
What kind of data do anthropologists gather from doing interviews? terms for biological species details about court cases life histories opinions on upcoming elections all of the above
all of the above
Fossils of Homo erectus are found: both in the Old World and New World all over the Old World only in Africa only in Africa and Java
all over the old world
Who are the Narcerima?
americans
According to "Our Babies Ourselves", which of the following is NOT typical of child-rearing practices in the United States. Bottle-feeding over breast-feeding Bed-sharing with child Longer periods of crying to teach a child self-reliance Adult supervision of small children
bed-sharing with child
The evolution of the tail among New World monkeys reflects an adaptation to their environment and would be of interest to a cultural anthropologist forensic anthropologist historical linguist behavioral ecologist
behavior ecologist
Which of the following traits is unique to hominins and NOT found in other primates? Binocular vision Bipedalism Grasping hands Fingernails
bipedalism
A taxonomic structure is one that both names and classifies all organisms according to a system names and classifies animals according to an evolutionary logic organizes all plants and animals in random fashion determines the importance of an organism based on a system of classification
both names and classifies all organisms according to a system
A quantitative approach to studying an archaeological site in the American Southwest would be most interested in an analysis of interviews taken from current members of tribes over an extended period of time the personal impressions of the archaeologist him- or herself a cross-cultural comparison of ceremonial practices among indigenous peoples in the American Southwest building and testing hypotheses by collecting, classifying, and measuring the remains of past cultures
building and testing hypotheses by collecting, classifying, and measuring the remains of past cultures
The subfield of anthropology that studies human diversity, beliefs, and practice is called
cultural anthropology
Which of the following is NOT a concept key to the human culture as discussed in the lecture? Culture is shared Culture is isolated Culture is shared Culture is transformative
culture is isolated
Which of the following is NOT studied by anthropologists? Dinosaur bones Primates Human culture Forensics
dinosaur bones
When children in the United States reach a certain age, they often move out of their parents' home and into their own living space, something anthropologists refer to as dispersal affinal separation consanguinial isolation age of consent
dispersal
One of the useful results of a phylogeny is to show that each lineage has a unique history, and thus no organism is "more evolved" all lineages share a common history, and thus no organisms are "more evolved" each lineage has a unique history, and thus one organism is seen as "more evolved" than another all lineages share a common history, and thus some organisms are "more evolved"
each lineage has a unique history, and thus no organism is "more evolved"
The process of learning culture from a very young age is called enculturation ethnocentrism symbolism acculturation
enculturation
The refinement of Darwin's theory has shown that evolution is limited in both time and place according to creation theories creation science has actually been correct all along evolution cannot be measured, even across generations within a population evolution can only be measured or seen across generations within a population
evolution can only be measured or seen across generations within a population
Behavioral ecology uses a comparative approach to evaluate differences among primates. True False
false
Cultural anthropology is one of the most quantitative of the social sciences.
false
In order to truly practice cultural relativism, one could never make a judgement on what is right and wrong.
false
In science, a theory is only a guess
false
It is easy to identify direct causal links between genes and behavior. True False
false
Old World monkeys are exclusively terrestrial dwellers. True False
false
The theory of culture that proposes that cultural practices, beliefs, and institutions fulfill the psychological and physical needs of society is called historical particularism social evolution functionalism cultural materialism
functionalism
Which hominin was the first stone tool maker (according to the lecture)? Homo habilis Homo erectus Australopithecus afarensis
homo habilis
The success of simple life forms such as bacteria challenges one of the early ideas about evolution because it demonstrates the oversimplification that comes from thinking humans are more highly evolved the population of bacteria is far larger than originally thought bacteria can pose a serious threat to the existence of other organisms, including humans it demonstrates that genetics is at the heart of evolutionary theory
it demonstrates the oversimplification that comes from thinking humans are more highly evolved
The subfield of anthropology that studies language use is called
linguistic anthropology
In some species of primates, females and their relatives and young are socially organized around patrifocal units analogous units dominant units matrifocal units
matrifocal units
The influence of figures like Isaac Newton, Francis Bacon, and Galileo Galilei on the intellectual history of evolution is that they showed the importance of A cosmic perspective on the political world the reality of gravity observing nature and using evidence to build knowledge the earth rotating around the sun
observing nature and using evidence to build knowledge
The ability to touch the thumb with the tips of the other fingers on the same hand is called: Dexterity Prehensility Grasping Opposability
opposability
Which of the following is NOT one of the four major sub-fields of anthropology? Physical/Biological Anthropology Linguistics Paleontology Archaeology
paleontology
The structuralist approach to culture theorizes what? people make sense of the world through binary oppositions (e.g., raw/cooked) cultures evolve over time culture is systematic, operating in a balanced fashion to keep society functioning smoothly individual societies develop individual traits
people make sense of the world through binary oppositions (e.g., raw/cooked)
In archaeology, this is a division of prehistory based on gross changes in subsistence patterns, climatic changes, housing and burial styles, etc. Phase Period Site Age
period
If you discovered an ancient hominin with megadontia and a dental grinding structure similar to Paranthropus you might suggest that the diet of this hominin was predominantly meat based predominantly plant based derived from scavenging completely omnivorous
predominantly plant based
Techniques that classify features of a phenomenon and count, measure, and construct statistical models are collecting and analyzing qualitative data historical data ethnographic data quantitative data
quantitiative data
Discovery of an archaic human in the Denisova cave, which consisted of a finger bone and two teeth, has allowed paleoanthropologists to reconstruct their genome reconstruct their entire morphology classify them as a form of Neanderthal identify the "missing link"
recontruct their genome
According to "Our Babies Ourselves", which of the following is NOT one of the "3 R's" of child rearing in Dutch society? Respect Rest Regularity Cleanliness
respect
The ability to document changes in pottery styles in non-living societies happens through seriation faunal correlation stratigraphy holographic analysis
seriation
According to the lecture, in order for an explanation to be defined as scientific, it must be:
testable
An evolutionary perspective would be most likely to explain colonialism as the natural abilities of more civilized people to control less civilized people the importance of Enlightenment ideas in explaining cultural difference that more evolved countries shouldn't get involved in the development of other countries a useful holistic response to social problems
the natural abilities of more civilized people to control less civilized people
In Mendelian genetics, a dominant allele is: a better fit more common the one that is expressed phenotypically over other alleles the one that codes for the normal expression of a trait
the one that is expressed phenotypically over other alleles
The main idea behind the holistic perspective is to study culture by its individual parts through systematic connections of different parts through third-party reports all of the above
through systematic connections of different parts
A consequence of larger brain sizes in early humans is that they require larger amounts of energy. True False
true
Archaeologists are making a mistake when they clean samples of potsherds for analysis.
true
Primates often live in groups in order to avoid predators. True False
true
A word that best describes participant observation is easy comfortable unstructured well-planned
unstructured
