Anth 411 Exam 2
According to Basso, what is the main reason or explanation for why the
Western Apache tend to remain silent in certain situations? - correct answer
✔They use silence as a way of dealing with ambiguity or uncertainty in social
settings
Which of the following is NOT an example of a particular social situation
where the Western Apache would rely on silence as a form of
communication? - correct answer ✔All of these situations are times when the
Western Apache would remain silent
True or False: As a linguistic anthropologist, one of Basso's main points is to
remind his readers that it is just as important to learn when not to speak as it
is to learn the language when entering a new culture. - correct answer ✔True
Basso provides several examples European-American social settings when
silence is "correct" and "fitting". Which of the following was NOT one of his
examples: - correct answer ✔Staying quiet during a classroom lecture
True or False: Keith Basso's fieldwork was conducted over the course of one
month, at a the Western Apache village in Colorado. - correct answer
✔False
In the Popescu article, when we bend our neck to text or check our devices,
this causes an increased gravitational pull on our head and increased stress
to our neck. This common position is referred to as: - correct answer ✔"text
neck"
True or False: While the goal of Popescu's article about cell phone use was to
remind us of the mind-, emotion-, and life-altering power that technology can
,have over our lives, the experts he cites have one simple piece of advice--look
around, look up, and put your device down in order to re-engage with the
world around you! - correct answer ✔True
According to studies that Keep Your Head Up cites, both adults and kids
spend many hours a day on their devices. About how many hours does
Popescu mention that adults spend on their electronics each day? - correct
answer ✔10 hours
According to the Pew Research Center, what percentage of Americans
believe that using their phone in a social setting actually contributes to the
conversation (as described in Keep Your Head Up)? - correct answer
✔About a third of Americans
According to Amy Cuddy's Ted Talk, what is the power pose called where one
stands with their hands on their hips and feet spread apart? - correct answer
✔Wonder Woman
True or False: According to Cuddy, we really can "fake it til we make it." In
other words, the way we carry ourselves, whether we make ourselves big or
small, can have a direct physiological and hormonal influence on how we think
and feel about ourselves. - correct answer ✔True
True or False: Powerful people, and people who are expressing feelings of
power in certain situations or in particular moments, routinely tend to present
themselves in a more "open" way. One of the examples Cuddy mentions is
that of runners who cross the finish line first, and raise their arms victoriously
in a wide open V. - correct answer ✔True
True or False: Amy Cuddy studies verbal communication, and is particularly
interested in the details of verbal expressions of power and dominance. -
correct answer ✔False
, Amy Cuddy claims that standing or sitting in a confident posture can heighten
__________ levels and decrease _______ levels in your body. - correct
answer ✔testosterone; cortisol
True or False: Dr. Cuddy describes a low-power position as making yourself
smaller, usually making yourself wrap up and curve forward in a more
protective posture. - correct answer ✔True
True or False: Diamond notes a couple of different perspectives that help
shed light on how we--as a culture--think about this shift from
hunting/gathering to agriculture. The progressivist perspective is one of these
that clearly and without question accepts the move to adopt an agricultural
lifestyle as a positive, logical, and advantageous improvement for our
ancestors. - correct answer ✔True
True or False: Diamond, to support his point that hunters and gatherers have
it worse off than agricultural societies, cites caloric and nutritional data from
present day foraging societies that shows they routinely and easily go hungry.
- correct answer ✔False
True or False: According to Diamond, the shift away from hunting and
gathering to an agricultural mode of production was generally a positive one. -
correct answer ✔False
What does Diamond's 24-hour clock analogy allude to? - correct answer ✔-
We can't be sure whether or not shifting to agriculture was the best choice for
humankind, but he's leaning toward not.
- We--as humankind--are relatively new at farming.
- Humans have been hunters and gatherers for the vast majority of our
existence
According to Basso, what is the main reason or explanation for why the
Western Apache tend to remain silent in certain situations? - correct answer
✔They use silence as a way of dealing with ambiguity or uncertainty in social
settings
Which of the following is NOT an example of a particular social situation
where the Western Apache would rely on silence as a form of
communication? - correct answer ✔All of these situations are times when the
Western Apache would remain silent
True or False: As a linguistic anthropologist, one of Basso's main points is to
remind his readers that it is just as important to learn when not to speak as it
is to learn the language when entering a new culture. - correct answer ✔True
Basso provides several examples European-American social settings when
silence is "correct" and "fitting". Which of the following was NOT one of his
examples: - correct answer ✔Staying quiet during a classroom lecture
True or False: Keith Basso's fieldwork was conducted over the course of one
month, at a the Western Apache village in Colorado. - correct answer
✔False
In the Popescu article, when we bend our neck to text or check our devices,
this causes an increased gravitational pull on our head and increased stress
to our neck. This common position is referred to as: - correct answer ✔"text
neck"
True or False: While the goal of Popescu's article about cell phone use was to
remind us of the mind-, emotion-, and life-altering power that technology can
,have over our lives, the experts he cites have one simple piece of advice--look
around, look up, and put your device down in order to re-engage with the
world around you! - correct answer ✔True
According to studies that Keep Your Head Up cites, both adults and kids
spend many hours a day on their devices. About how many hours does
Popescu mention that adults spend on their electronics each day? - correct
answer ✔10 hours
According to the Pew Research Center, what percentage of Americans
believe that using their phone in a social setting actually contributes to the
conversation (as described in Keep Your Head Up)? - correct answer
✔About a third of Americans
According to Amy Cuddy's Ted Talk, what is the power pose called where one
stands with their hands on their hips and feet spread apart? - correct answer
✔Wonder Woman
True or False: According to Cuddy, we really can "fake it til we make it." In
other words, the way we carry ourselves, whether we make ourselves big or
small, can have a direct physiological and hormonal influence on how we think
and feel about ourselves. - correct answer ✔True
True or False: Powerful people, and people who are expressing feelings of
power in certain situations or in particular moments, routinely tend to present
themselves in a more "open" way. One of the examples Cuddy mentions is
that of runners who cross the finish line first, and raise their arms victoriously
in a wide open V. - correct answer ✔True
True or False: Amy Cuddy studies verbal communication, and is particularly
interested in the details of verbal expressions of power and dominance. -
correct answer ✔False
, Amy Cuddy claims that standing or sitting in a confident posture can heighten
__________ levels and decrease _______ levels in your body. - correct
answer ✔testosterone; cortisol
True or False: Dr. Cuddy describes a low-power position as making yourself
smaller, usually making yourself wrap up and curve forward in a more
protective posture. - correct answer ✔True
True or False: Diamond notes a couple of different perspectives that help
shed light on how we--as a culture--think about this shift from
hunting/gathering to agriculture. The progressivist perspective is one of these
that clearly and without question accepts the move to adopt an agricultural
lifestyle as a positive, logical, and advantageous improvement for our
ancestors. - correct answer ✔True
True or False: Diamond, to support his point that hunters and gatherers have
it worse off than agricultural societies, cites caloric and nutritional data from
present day foraging societies that shows they routinely and easily go hungry.
- correct answer ✔False
True or False: According to Diamond, the shift away from hunting and
gathering to an agricultural mode of production was generally a positive one. -
correct answer ✔False
What does Diamond's 24-hour clock analogy allude to? - correct answer ✔-
We can't be sure whether or not shifting to agriculture was the best choice for
humankind, but he's leaning toward not.
- We--as humankind--are relatively new at farming.
- Humans have been hunters and gatherers for the vast majority of our
existence
