Anthropology Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Test Bank for Organizational Behavior 15th Edition by Robbins and Judge Organizational Behavior, 15e(Robbins/Judge) Chapter 1 What Is Organizational Behavior? MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Successful managers and entrepreneurs recognize that: a. technical knowledge is all that is needed for success. b. interpersonal skills are not important. c. technical skills are necessary, but insufficient, for succeeding in management. d. an understanding of human behavior does not impact effectiveness ( Chal...

HOSA Forensic Science Latest 2023 Graded A Criminalistics Analysis of physical evidence Forensic anthropology Analysis of bodily remains Forensic entomology Analysis of insects on dead bodies to determine time of death Pharmacologist Studies natural and synthetic chemicals Carcinogens Causes cancers Toxicologist Studies toxic effects of chemicals Base principle of toxicology Chemicals safe in small dosages become deadly in high dosages Dose-response tests Effects of drugs at different dos...

abash - CORRECT ANSWERS to embarras (disconcert, discomfit, faze, mortify) abate - CORRECT ANSWERS to decrease, reduce (dwindle, ebb, recede, flag, wane) aberration - CORRECT ANSWERS something different from the usual (anomaly, irregularity, abnormality, deviation) abet - CORRECT ANSWERS to aid, act as accomplice (help, succor, assist) abject - CORRECT ANSWERS miserable, pititful (pathetic, lamentable, sorry) abridge - CORRECT ANSWERS to condense, shorten (abbreviate, cut, prune) abscond...

artificial intelligence - A branch of computer science concerned with creating computers that mimic human performance on cognitive tasks. association - A connection or link between two units or elements. attention - Cognitive resources, mental effort, or concentration devoted to a cognitive process. behaviorism - A school of psychology that seeks to define psychological research in terms of observable measures, emphasizing the scientific study of behavior. between-subject...

What is Sociology? correct answers The systematic study of social interaction. It's a social science. What are the two siblings to Sociology? correct answers Psychology and Anthropology What does anthropology focus on? correct answers Traditional societies: old societies are viewed, but not big societies. What does psychology focus on? correct answers The behavior or thought process behind the actions. What does sociology focus on? correct answers Modern society. It focuses on socie...

What is the function of the urinary system? correct answer: To filter blood, remove waste in the form of urine What are the four organs involved in the urinary system? correct answer: Kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra What is the function of the kidney? correct answer: To filter blood and create urea What are ureters? correct answer: Tubes that transfer the urea from the kidney to the bladder What is the bladder? correct answer: Holds the urine until it can be removed What i...

False - ANSWER Anthropologists would agree that a comparative, cross-cultural approach is unnecessary as long as you are diligent in your work. False - ANSWER Anthropologists study only non-Western cultures. False - ANSWER The experience of hyperventilation upon reaching a high altitude environment illustrates a long-term physiological adaptation to high altitude. True - ANSWER Linguistic anthropologists study how languages vary in time and space, and how language and ...

Archaeologythe study of the past through material products and precedents of past human behavior Anthropology• The study of humanity in its broadest possible sense • Teaches that all people share a common humanity • Goals are to study, describe, understand, and explain human variation and to promote human rights Culture• Learned behaviors o Not biological or genetic o Included language, customs, beliefs, technology, stories, etc. • Shared by a group • Primary means of ada...

prehistory correct answers period of humanities past that predates the emergence of writing Archaeology correct answers Reconstruction of past human behavior through the study of material cultural remains and environmental data Artifacts correct answers portable objects made and left behind by humans; symbols or reflections of their culture Culture correct answers culmination of inverted, taught, and learned patterns of behavior charged by humans Paleoanthropology correct answers stu...

Responsibilities of Medical Examiner include: - • Determine cause of death • Determine manner of death • Obtain positive identification • Provide expert testimony in court Operation and staffing of the Office of the Medical Examiner and the capabilities of the office. - ♦ OME is a subsidiary of the Utah Department of Health and has statewide jurisdiction OME Staff Positions • Forensic Pathologists • Deputy Medical Examiners • Investigators • Forensic Anthropolo...