Test Bank for Cultural Anthropology, 19th Edition by Conrad Kottak
Answers Included
Chapter 01 19e
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Anthropology is a uniquely holistic and comparative science.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) Holism refers to traditions and customs transmitted through learning.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Food production refers to the cultivation of plants and domestication of animals.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) In the discussion of the four types of high-altitude adaptation, "technology" (a form of
adaptation) was considered a "biological" type of adaptation.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) The biocultural view studies only the biological sides of humanity.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) Paleoecology looks at the ecosystems of the past.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) Anthropology is comprised of four subfields.
⊚ true
⊚ false
8) Ethnography is a key part of biological anthropology.
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, ⊚ true
⊚ false
9) The practice of "garbology" has been used in the subfield of anthropological archaeology.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) A biological anthropologist might study the field known as primatology.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) Cultural resource management would not study the impact of pending construction and
its potential effects on an archaeological site.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) The interests and methods of anthropology and sociology are now converging.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) In the chapter, anthropology is not considered a humanistic science.
⊚ true
⊚ false
14) A suggested but as yet unverified explanation is called a hypothesis.
⊚ true
⊚ false
15) Anthropologists study only non-Western cultures.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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,16) Humans can adapt to their surroundings through both biological and cultural means.
⊚ true
⊚ false
17) Culture is not itself biological but rests on certain features of human biology.
⊚ true
⊚ false
18) Participation and achievement in sports are intrinsically motivated and are not influenced
by cultural standards of attractiveness and propriety.
⊚ true
⊚ false
19) Anthropologists agree that a comparative, cross-cultural approach is unnecessary as long
as researchers are diligent in their work.
⊚ true
⊚ false
20) Ethnography involves the collection of data that is used to create an account of a
particular community, society, or culture.
⊚ true
⊚ false
21) Ethnomusicology is one of the four main subfields of anthropology.
⊚ true
⊚ false
22) Archaeologists study only prehistoric communities.
⊚ true
⊚ false
23) Biological anthropologists study only human bones.
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, ⊚ true
⊚ false
24) As an academic discipline, anthropology falls under both the social sciences and the
humanities.
⊚ true
⊚ false
25) The differences between sociology and cultural anthropology are becoming increasingly
distinct.
⊚ true
⊚ false
26) Psychologists tend to study only people living in the non-Western world, so anthropology
has very little to offer to this field.
⊚ true
⊚ false
27) Applied anthropology encompasses any use of the knowledge and/or techniques of its
four subfields to identify, assess, and solve theoretical problems.
⊚ true
⊚ false
28) Theories must be proved correct before they can be accepted.
⊚ true
⊚ false
29) In the social sciences, explanations are usually probable rather than absolute.
⊚ true
⊚ false
30) According to this chapter's "Focus on Globalization," American baseball appears to be
more ethnically diverse than American football or basketball.
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Answers Included
Chapter 01 19e
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Anthropology is a uniquely holistic and comparative science.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) Holism refers to traditions and customs transmitted through learning.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Food production refers to the cultivation of plants and domestication of animals.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) In the discussion of the four types of high-altitude adaptation, "technology" (a form of
adaptation) was considered a "biological" type of adaptation.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) The biocultural view studies only the biological sides of humanity.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) Paleoecology looks at the ecosystems of the past.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) Anthropology is comprised of four subfields.
⊚ true
⊚ false
8) Ethnography is a key part of biological anthropology.
1
, ⊚ true
⊚ false
9) The practice of "garbology" has been used in the subfield of anthropological archaeology.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) A biological anthropologist might study the field known as primatology.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) Cultural resource management would not study the impact of pending construction and
its potential effects on an archaeological site.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) The interests and methods of anthropology and sociology are now converging.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) In the chapter, anthropology is not considered a humanistic science.
⊚ true
⊚ false
14) A suggested but as yet unverified explanation is called a hypothesis.
⊚ true
⊚ false
15) Anthropologists study only non-Western cultures.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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,16) Humans can adapt to their surroundings through both biological and cultural means.
⊚ true
⊚ false
17) Culture is not itself biological but rests on certain features of human biology.
⊚ true
⊚ false
18) Participation and achievement in sports are intrinsically motivated and are not influenced
by cultural standards of attractiveness and propriety.
⊚ true
⊚ false
19) Anthropologists agree that a comparative, cross-cultural approach is unnecessary as long
as researchers are diligent in their work.
⊚ true
⊚ false
20) Ethnography involves the collection of data that is used to create an account of a
particular community, society, or culture.
⊚ true
⊚ false
21) Ethnomusicology is one of the four main subfields of anthropology.
⊚ true
⊚ false
22) Archaeologists study only prehistoric communities.
⊚ true
⊚ false
23) Biological anthropologists study only human bones.
3
, ⊚ true
⊚ false
24) As an academic discipline, anthropology falls under both the social sciences and the
humanities.
⊚ true
⊚ false
25) The differences between sociology and cultural anthropology are becoming increasingly
distinct.
⊚ true
⊚ false
26) Psychologists tend to study only people living in the non-Western world, so anthropology
has very little to offer to this field.
⊚ true
⊚ false
27) Applied anthropology encompasses any use of the knowledge and/or techniques of its
four subfields to identify, assess, and solve theoretical problems.
⊚ true
⊚ false
28) Theories must be proved correct before they can be accepted.
⊚ true
⊚ false
29) In the social sciences, explanations are usually probable rather than absolute.
⊚ true
⊚ false
30) According to this chapter's "Focus on Globalization," American baseball appears to be
more ethnically diverse than American football or basketball.
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