Question 1

What universal gestures have researchers found between humans and their closest relatives?

Accepted Answer

Researchers studying the communication b

Question 2

The position of a chimpanzee in a dominance hierarchy is affected by all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) physical strength and size. 
B) rank of the chimpanzee's mother. 
C) motivation. 
D) intelligence. 
E) color of fur. 
A) physical strength and size. 
B) rank of the chimpanzee's mother. 
C) motivation. 
D) intelligence. 
E) color of fur.

Question 3

A home range is the area in which a group of primates was first born.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What types of affiliative action do we find among primates?

Accepted Answer

Affiliative actions among primates are b

Question 5

Describe the dilemma faced by primatologists when considering culture as a characteristic of nonhuman primates.Do most scientists believe that our nearest relatives have culture?

Accepted Answer

The dilemma faced by primatologists when

Question 6

What is grooming?

Accepted Answer

Grooming refers to a variety of behavior

Question 7

Discuss why anthropologists study the social behavior of primates.

Accepted Answer

Anthropologists study the social behavio

Question 8

Who is Kinji Imanishi,and what contributions did he make to our understanding of primates?

Accepted Answer

Kinji Imanishi was a Japanese primatolog

Question 9

Which of the following researchers was the first to study bonobos?

Accepted Answer

A) Jane Goodall 
B) Birute Galdikas 
C) Dian Fossey 
D) Kinji Imanishi 
E) Karen Strier 
A) Jane Goodall 
B) Birute Galdikas 
C) Dian Fossey 
D) Kinji Imanishi 
E) Karen Strier

Question 10

What is a natal group?

Accepted Answer

A) The group the animal has lived in since birth. 
B) The group that the animal has established through reproduction. 
C) The group from which the animal must choose a reproductive partner. 
D) The group of animals that hunts together. 
E) A genealogy of animals extending back five or more generations. 
A) The group the animal has lived in since birth. 
B) The group that the animal has established through reproduction. 
C) The group from which the animal must choose a reproductive partner. 
D) The group of animals that hunts together. 
E) A genealogy of animals extending back five or more generations.

Question 11

A chimpanzee or bonobo community consists of approximately how many animals?

Accepted Answer

A) Less than 20 
B) More than 500 
C) 50 or more 
D) 10 to 25 
E) Less than 10 
A) Less than 20 
B) More than 500 
C) 50 or more 
D) 10 to 25 
E) Less than 10

Question 12

Most New World monkeys are polyandrous with a single female and several males in a group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

If you were a primatologist who was going to conduct field studies of nonhuman primates in the wild,what techniques would you use to collect and classify your data?

Accepted Answer

As a primatologist conducting field stud

Question 14

What appears to be the primary cause of arrested adolescence among young male orangutans?

Accepted Answer

A) Presence of dominant males in the same group 
B) Presence of ovulating females in the home range 
C) Lack of adequate food resources and high levels of competition for food 
D) A genetic disorder found in several communities of orangutans 
E) Birth order: first-born animals are more likely to have this occur than those born later in a sequence 
A) Presence of dominant males in the same group 
B) Presence of ovulating females in the home range 
C) Lack of adequate food resources and high levels of competition for food 
D) A genetic disorder found in several communities of orangutans 
E) Birth order: first-born animals are more likely to have this occur than those born later in a sequence

Question 15

Frans de Waal changed the culture of rhesus monkeys so that it was more similar to that of what other primate group?

Accepted Answer

A) Capuchin monkeys 
B) Squirrel monkeys 
C) Howler monkeys 
D) Stumptail monkeys 
E) Chimpanzees 
A) Capuchin monkeys 
B) Squirrel monkeys 
C) Howler monkeys 
D) Stumptail monkeys 
E) Chimpanzees

Exam 4: Primate Behavior

What universal gestures have researchers found between humans and their closest relatives?

The position of a chimpanzee in a dominance hierarchy is affected by all of the following except:

A home range is the area in which a group of primates was first born.

What types of affiliative action do we find among primates?

Describe the dilemma faced by primatologists when considering culture as a characteristic of nonhuman primates.Do most scientists believe that our nearest relatives have culture?

What is grooming?

Discuss why anthropologists study the social behavior of primates.

Who is Kinji Imanishi,and what contributions did he make to our understanding of primates?

Which of the following researchers was the first to study bonobos?

What is a natal group?

A chimpanzee or bonobo community consists of approximately how many animals?

Most New World monkeys are polyandrous with a single female and several males in a group.

If you were a primatologist who was going to conduct field studies of nonhuman primates in the wild,what techniques would you use to collect and classify your data?

What appears to be the primary cause of arrested adolescence among young male orangutans?

Frans de Waal changed the culture of rhesus monkeys so that it was more similar to that of what other primate group?

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Field Methods in Archaeology and Paleoanthropology

From First Primates to First Bipeds

Origins of the Genus Homo

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The Neolithic Revolution: the Domestication of Plants and Animals

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Modern Human Diversity: Race and Racism

Human Adaptation to a Changing World

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Grouping by Gender, Age, Common Interest, and Social Status

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