SAP Exam ACTUAL UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
culture (types, characteristics) - CORRECT ANSWER - Aspects of culture can be looked
at in 2 different ways: material, and non-material
culture is: learned, shared, defines nature, patterned, shapes how we perceive and understand the
world
physical anthropology (definition and branches) - CORRECT ANSWER - Study the origin
of humans as a species, how our bodies evolved to their present form, and what makes humans
unique.
Branches: Paleoanthropology, Primatology, Human Variation, Forensic
cultural anthropology (definition and branches) - CORRECT ANSWER - Concerned with
the study of human societies and cultures and their development.
Branches: Archaeology, Ethnology, Linguistic
anthropology - CORRECT ANSWER - The study of human societies and cultures and
their development.
social movement - CORRECT ANSWER - Social movement is a form of collective
behaviour centered on political/ social issues
Idea is to either promote change ("right to life") or resist change ("stop stem cell research")
Social movements are organized and longer lasting
values - CORRECT ANSWER - the shared beliefs within a society about what is good,
right, and desirable
, primatology (definitions, main players) - CORRECT ANSWER - primatologists study the
anatomy and behaviours of living primates; comparing the similarities and differences of
primates and humans.
Jane Goodall (monkeys)
Dian Fossey (apes)
Birute Galdikas (orangutans)
archaeology - CORRECT ANSWER - archaeology is the cultural anthropology of the past.
it is "the recovery, documentation, and analysis of objects to shed light on human prehistory,
behaviour and cultural evolution."
forensic anthropology - CORRECT ANSWER - Combination of social science (physical
anthropology) and biology. Used in legal settings (criminal cases). Assist in identifying human
remains (decomposing, burned, mutilated- unrecognizable)
mircosociology - CORRECT ANSWER - concerned with the role and interactions an
individual or small group of people may have in society (i.e. looks at how individuals or a small
group of people worship)
ethnocentric - CORRECT ANSWER - evaluating other peoples and cultures according to
the standards of one's own culture.
stereotype (examples!!) - CORRECT ANSWER - a widely held but fixed and
oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing
Ex All librarians are quiet" or "All teenagers are lazy"
schizophrenia - CORRECT ANSWER - a psychological disorder characterized by
delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, and/or diminished, inappropriate emotional
expression
Questions and CORRECT Answers
culture (types, characteristics) - CORRECT ANSWER - Aspects of culture can be looked
at in 2 different ways: material, and non-material
culture is: learned, shared, defines nature, patterned, shapes how we perceive and understand the
world
physical anthropology (definition and branches) - CORRECT ANSWER - Study the origin
of humans as a species, how our bodies evolved to their present form, and what makes humans
unique.
Branches: Paleoanthropology, Primatology, Human Variation, Forensic
cultural anthropology (definition and branches) - CORRECT ANSWER - Concerned with
the study of human societies and cultures and their development.
Branches: Archaeology, Ethnology, Linguistic
anthropology - CORRECT ANSWER - The study of human societies and cultures and
their development.
social movement - CORRECT ANSWER - Social movement is a form of collective
behaviour centered on political/ social issues
Idea is to either promote change ("right to life") or resist change ("stop stem cell research")
Social movements are organized and longer lasting
values - CORRECT ANSWER - the shared beliefs within a society about what is good,
right, and desirable
, primatology (definitions, main players) - CORRECT ANSWER - primatologists study the
anatomy and behaviours of living primates; comparing the similarities and differences of
primates and humans.
Jane Goodall (monkeys)
Dian Fossey (apes)
Birute Galdikas (orangutans)
archaeology - CORRECT ANSWER - archaeology is the cultural anthropology of the past.
it is "the recovery, documentation, and analysis of objects to shed light on human prehistory,
behaviour and cultural evolution."
forensic anthropology - CORRECT ANSWER - Combination of social science (physical
anthropology) and biology. Used in legal settings (criminal cases). Assist in identifying human
remains (decomposing, burned, mutilated- unrecognizable)
mircosociology - CORRECT ANSWER - concerned with the role and interactions an
individual or small group of people may have in society (i.e. looks at how individuals or a small
group of people worship)
ethnocentric - CORRECT ANSWER - evaluating other peoples and cultures according to
the standards of one's own culture.
stereotype (examples!!) - CORRECT ANSWER - a widely held but fixed and
oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing
Ex All librarians are quiet" or "All teenagers are lazy"
schizophrenia - CORRECT ANSWER - a psychological disorder characterized by
delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, and/or diminished, inappropriate emotional
expression
