General Anthro Exam 1 Questions with 100%
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Lamarckianism holds that __(blank)______. - Correct Answer individuals transform over their lifetime
and their offspring inherit those transformations
In "The Age of Disbelief" we read about the research of Dan Kahan who suggests that Americans can
be divided into two basic types (which affects whether scientific research is accepted or denied): -
Correct Answer those who are egalitarian and communitarian and distrustful of big business vs.
those who are hierarchical and individualistic who are distrustful of big government
Henrich argues that many cultures in hot climates add spices such as chili peppers to their food
because: - Correct Answer they provide protection from food-borne pathogens
Which of the following statements about culture is not true? - Correct Answer It is transmitted
genetically.
Your professor's explanation of his own culture shock involved him encountering: - Correct Answer
different ways of using space (since some cultures have large "bubbles" of space around individuals
and others don't)
What do linguistic anthropologists study? - Correct Answer the form, function, and social context of
language
What do archaeological anthropologists study? - Correct Answer Material remains
There are many varieties of "Science", e.g. hard versus soft, lab vs real world, social science vs.
natural sciences. Prof. Griffin argued in lecture that the historical sciences have their own special
challenges because: - Correct Answer we can't visit the past and so have to project present processes
into the past and predict their accumulated results.
Central to Darwin's ideas on evolution is the observation that __(blank)________. - Correct Answer
nature is full of variation
Which of the following is most consistent with the idea of catastrophism? - Correct Answer A disaster
wiped out the dinosaurs.
, In "The Age of Disbelief" Achenbach suggests that even people committed to the scientific method: -
Correct Answer all of these
Which of the following statements most closely aligns with the excerpted chapter we read by Joseph
Henrich titled "On the Origin of Faith"? - Correct Answer Culture exists because there is often
adaptive value in imitating the more successful members of a group and in doing things precisely as
previous generations did them.
C. Loring Brace - Correct Answer has researched the development of the overbite in conjunction with
the introduction of the fork to colonial New England
Madagascar is: - Correct Answer the place W. Griffin has conducted archaeological fieldwork
The concept of "culture" in anthropology is: - Correct Answer all of these
During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, why had it become increasingly difficult for people
to think that the Earth was young and unchanged? - Correct Answer Fossils of animals no longer in
existence were being found in deep geological strata and modern species such as the Dodo went
extinct
Which of the following statements best defines the idea of uniformitarianism? - Correct Answer The
geological processes that drive the world today have always done so.
Allopatric speciation (due to geographic isolation) can help explain: - Correct Answer why different
species of finches occupy different ecological niches in the Galapagos Islands
Proteins are comprised of long chains of ___(Blank)______. - Correct Answer amino acids
Which of the following is an example of genetic drift? - Correct Answer the disappearance of green
eye color in a group of people over time
A Native Australian might experience frostbite on his/her appendages when exposed to extreme cold
because __(Blank)__. - Correct Answer blood flow to appendages is decreased to maintain core
temperature
Verified Correct Answers
Lamarckianism holds that __(blank)______. - Correct Answer individuals transform over their lifetime
and their offspring inherit those transformations
In "The Age of Disbelief" we read about the research of Dan Kahan who suggests that Americans can
be divided into two basic types (which affects whether scientific research is accepted or denied): -
Correct Answer those who are egalitarian and communitarian and distrustful of big business vs.
those who are hierarchical and individualistic who are distrustful of big government
Henrich argues that many cultures in hot climates add spices such as chili peppers to their food
because: - Correct Answer they provide protection from food-borne pathogens
Which of the following statements about culture is not true? - Correct Answer It is transmitted
genetically.
Your professor's explanation of his own culture shock involved him encountering: - Correct Answer
different ways of using space (since some cultures have large "bubbles" of space around individuals
and others don't)
What do linguistic anthropologists study? - Correct Answer the form, function, and social context of
language
What do archaeological anthropologists study? - Correct Answer Material remains
There are many varieties of "Science", e.g. hard versus soft, lab vs real world, social science vs.
natural sciences. Prof. Griffin argued in lecture that the historical sciences have their own special
challenges because: - Correct Answer we can't visit the past and so have to project present processes
into the past and predict their accumulated results.
Central to Darwin's ideas on evolution is the observation that __(blank)________. - Correct Answer
nature is full of variation
Which of the following is most consistent with the idea of catastrophism? - Correct Answer A disaster
wiped out the dinosaurs.
, In "The Age of Disbelief" Achenbach suggests that even people committed to the scientific method: -
Correct Answer all of these
Which of the following statements most closely aligns with the excerpted chapter we read by Joseph
Henrich titled "On the Origin of Faith"? - Correct Answer Culture exists because there is often
adaptive value in imitating the more successful members of a group and in doing things precisely as
previous generations did them.
C. Loring Brace - Correct Answer has researched the development of the overbite in conjunction with
the introduction of the fork to colonial New England
Madagascar is: - Correct Answer the place W. Griffin has conducted archaeological fieldwork
The concept of "culture" in anthropology is: - Correct Answer all of these
During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, why had it become increasingly difficult for people
to think that the Earth was young and unchanged? - Correct Answer Fossils of animals no longer in
existence were being found in deep geological strata and modern species such as the Dodo went
extinct
Which of the following statements best defines the idea of uniformitarianism? - Correct Answer The
geological processes that drive the world today have always done so.
Allopatric speciation (due to geographic isolation) can help explain: - Correct Answer why different
species of finches occupy different ecological niches in the Galapagos Islands
Proteins are comprised of long chains of ___(Blank)______. - Correct Answer amino acids
Which of the following is an example of genetic drift? - Correct Answer the disappearance of green
eye color in a group of people over time
A Native Australian might experience frostbite on his/her appendages when exposed to extreme cold
because __(Blank)__. - Correct Answer blood flow to appendages is decreased to maintain core
temperature
