Question 1

A shaman is an indigenous healer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Today,any kind of biological research on human subjects without informed consent is illegal in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

How can media be used to serve people's healthcare needs?

Accepted Answer

Media can be used to serve people's heal

Question 4

The chapter concludes all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) for planetary survival humans must reduce the number of cities around the world. 
B) globalizing processes have sparked a need for a new worldview. 
C) humans need to increase cross-cultural understanding. 
D) successfully managing the planet includes respect for all cultures. 
E) our various cultures must adapt in the coming years. 
A) for planetary survival humans must reduce the number of cities around the world. 
B) globalizing processes have sparked a need for a new worldview. 
C) humans need to increase cross-cultural understanding. 
D) successfully managing the planet includes respect for all cultures. 
E) our various cultures must adapt in the coming years.

Question 5

Which theory accounts for the discrete genetic changes built into the allele frequencies of populations?

Accepted Answer

A) Random genetic shift 
B) Physiological adaptation 
C) Natural selection 
D) Directional selection 
E) Developmental adaptation 
A) Random genetic shift 
B) Physiological adaptation 
C) Natural selection 
D) Directional selection 
E) Developmental adaptation

Question 6

A permanent phenotypic variation derived from interaction between genes and the environment during the period of growth and development is called:

Accepted Answer

A) genetic adaptation. 
B) developmental adaptation. 
C) congenital adaptation. 
D) physiological adaptation. 
E) natural selection. 
A) genetic adaptation. 
B) developmental adaptation. 
C) congenital adaptation. 
D) physiological adaptation. 
E) natural selection.

Question 7

What is a secular trend? Give an example.

Accepted Answer

A secular trend refers to a long-term pa

Question 8

Over the course of our evolutionary history,most environmental stressors were climatic and geographic.Now,however:

Accepted Answer

A) humans have little environmental stressors,climatic or geographic. 
B) nonhuman primates have more stressors than humans. 
C) humans face a series of new environmental stressors of their own making. 
D) humans also face daily weather stressors. 
E) humans have climatic stress,but geographical stress has been removed because of technology. 
A) humans have little environmental stressors,climatic or geographic. 
B) nonhuman primates have more stressors than humans. 
C) humans face a series of new environmental stressors of their own making. 
D) humans also face daily weather stressors. 
E) humans have climatic stress,but geographical stress has been removed because of technology.

Question 9

How is Eskimo whale-hunting an adaptive response? Consider biological and cultural aspects.

Accepted Answer

Eskimo whale-hunting is an adaptive resp

Question 10

Compare the experience of Down syndrome for the family in the U.S.and Mali.

Accepted Answer

The experience of Down syndrome for fami

Question 11

What ethical dilemma was involved in the Tuskegee Syphilis Study?

Accepted Answer

A) A group of poor,African-American airmen from WW II was intentionally infected with syphilis in order to study the progress of the disease among minorities. 
B) A group of poor,African-American men received the wrong medication for syphilis and were denied entrance to a hospital. 
C) Adequate treatment for syphilis was withheld,without notification,from a group of poor,African-American men. 
D) Adequate treatment for syphilis was withheld,without notification,from a group of poor,African-American women. 
E) People in the community of Tuskegee (women,men,and children)were intentionally infected with syphilis to provide medical internship opportunities for doctors. 
A) A group of poor,African-American airmen from WW II was intentionally infected with syphilis in order to study the progress of the disease among minorities. 
B) A group of poor,African-American men received the wrong medication for syphilis and were denied entrance to a hospital. 
C) Adequate treatment for syphilis was withheld,without notification,from a group of poor,African-American men. 
D) Adequate treatment for syphilis was withheld,without notification,from a group of poor,African-American women. 
E) People in the community of Tuskegee (women,men,and children)were intentionally infected with syphilis to provide medical internship opportunities for doctors.

Question 12

A biological abnormality is called a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) illness. 
B) sickness. 
C) disease. 
D) disorder. 
E) affliction. 
A) illness. 
B) sickness. 
C) disease. 
D) disorder. 
E) affliction.

Question 13

Menopause occurs when a young girl experiences her first menstrual cycle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Typical lowlanders can make both long- and short-term physiological adjustments to high altitude.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Medical anthropologist Emily Martin has shown that scientific depictions of infectious disease in the United States draw upon what specific kind of imagery?

Accepted Answer

A) Violent 
B) Fantasy 
C) Animal 
D) Educational 
E) Cartoon 
A) Violent 
B) Fantasy 
C) Animal 
D) Educational 
E) Cartoon

Question 16

If your body burns energy at a higher rate than that of someone else,then you have a higher:

Accepted Answer

A) carbolic rate. 
B) metabolic rate. 
C) heart rate. 
D) hunting response. 
E) caloric consumption rate. 
A) carbolic rate. 
B) metabolic rate. 
C) heart rate. 
D) hunting response. 
E) caloric consumption rate.

Question 17

Structural violence refers to all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) criminal activity in a small village. 
B) physical harm caused by exploitative and unjust social,political,and economic systems. 
C) psychological harm caused by exploitative and unjust social,political,and economic systems. 
D) conditions caused by repression,environmental destruction,poverty,hunger,illness,and premature death. 
E) health disparities between the wealthy and the poor. 
A) criminal activity in a small village. 
B) physical harm caused by exploitative and unjust social,political,and economic systems. 
C) psychological harm caused by exploitative and unjust social,political,and economic systems. 
D) conditions caused by repression,environmental destruction,poverty,hunger,illness,and premature death. 
E) health disparities between the wealthy and the poor.

Question 18

A disease that is widespread in a population is:

Accepted Answer

A) indigenous. 
B) entoptic. 
C) endemic. 
D) endogamic. 
E) polygamic. 
A) indigenous. 
B) entoptic. 
C) endemic. 
D) endogamic. 
E) polygamic.

Question 19

Does your understanding of illness and disease agree with the anthropological distinction? Are there examples of illness without disease with which you are familiar?

Accepted Answer

My understanding of illness and disease

Question 20

Describe the various biological mechanisms that enable humans to adapt to their environments.

Accepted Answer

Humans have evolved a variety of biologi

Exam 12: Human Adaptation to a Changing World

A shaman is an indigenous healer.

Today,any kind of biological research on human subjects without informed consent is illegal in the U.S.

How can media be used to serve people's healthcare needs?

The chapter concludes all of the following except:

Which theory accounts for the discrete genetic changes built into the allele frequencies of populations?

A permanent phenotypic variation derived from interaction between genes and the environment during the period of growth and development is called:

What is a secular trend? Give an example.

Over the course of our evolutionary history,most environmental stressors were climatic and geographic.Now,however:

How is Eskimo whale-hunting an adaptive response? Consider biological and cultural aspects.

Compare the experience of Down syndrome for the family in the U.S.and Mali.

What ethical dilemma was involved in the Tuskegee Syphilis Study?

A biological abnormality is called a(n):

Menopause occurs when a young girl experiences her first menstrual cycle.

Typical lowlanders can make both long- and short-term physiological adjustments to high altitude.

Medical anthropologist Emily Martin has shown that scientific depictions of infectious disease in the United States draw upon what specific kind of imagery?

If your body burns energy at a higher rate than that of someone else,then you have a higher:

Structural violence refers to all of the following except:

A disease that is widespread in a population is:

Does your understanding of illness and disease agree with the anthropological distinction? Are there examples of illness without disease with which you are familiar?

Describe the various biological mechanisms that enable humans to adapt to their environments.

The Essence of Anthropology

Biology, Genetics, and Evolution

Living Primates

Primate Behavior

Field Methods in Archaeology and Paleoanthropology

From First Primates to First Bipeds

Origins of the Genus Homo

The Global Expansion of Homo Sapiens and Their Technology

The Neolithic Revolution: the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

Modern Human Diversity: Race and Racism

Characteristics of Culture

Ethnographic Research: Its History, Methods, and Theories

Language and Communication

Social Identity, Personality, and Gender

Patterns of Subsistence

Economic Systems

Sex, Marriage, and Family

Kinship and Descent

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

Politics, Power, War, and Peace

Spirituality, Religion, and Shamanism

The Arts

Processes of Cultural Change

Global Challenges, Local Responses, and the Role of Anthropology

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