Question 1

Select three skills that you can learn as an anthropology major and describe how those skills are relevant to your own field of study.

Accepted Answer

The Career Development Center at SUNY Plattsburgh developed a document that highlights what students typically learn from a major in anthropology.

Question 2

Anthropologists who work for government agencies or nonprofit organizations often describe what they do as the anthropology of

Accepted Answer

A)  modernity. 
B)  globalization. 
C)  practice. 
D)  development. 
A)  modernity. 
B)  globalization. 
C)  practice. 
D)  development. C

Question 3

How might a college undergraduate benefit from taking a course in cultural anthropology?

Accepted Answer

Anthropologists experience both the rewards and risks of getting to know how people live (and sometimes how they die). For over century, anthropological work has helped to dispel many harmful stereotypes that sometimes make cross-cultural contact dangerous or impossible. Studying anthropology may help prepare you for some of the shocks you will encounter in dealing with people who look different from you, speak a different language, or do not agree that the world works exactly the way you think it does. Anthropology can equip you to deal with people with different cultural backgrounds in a less threatened, more tolerant manner. At the same time, cross-cultural encounters offer many unfamiliar pleasures and rewards.

Question 4

Prehistoric time periods are those that existed after the advent of writing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

To say that anthropology is a field-based discipline means that information about particular social groups comes through direct contact with them and the experience of being in the field is central to modern anthropology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

After the end of the Cold War in 1989, local communities all over the world began to experience increasing movement and mixture, contacts and linkages, and persistent cultural interaction and exchange. Anthropologists call this experience

Accepted Answer

A)  colonialism. 
B)  capitalism. 
C)  self-determination. 
D)  globalization. 
A)  colonialism. 
B)  capitalism. 
C)  self-determination. 
D)  globalization.

Question 7

Choose one of the five subdisciplines in anthropology and explain what is distinctive about its approach to the human condition.

Accepted Answer

Traditionally, North American anthropolo

Question 8

Discuss the nature of objectivity in anthropology. How is objectivity connected with the other aspects of a scientific approach? What are the limits of objectivity?

Accepted Answer

Objectivity refers t

Question 9

Which of the following describes a key discovery of science studies research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Successful scientific research is driven by technology 
B)  Successful scientific research is driven by individual scientists of genius 
C)  Successful scientific research inside laboratories depends on a range of "nonscientific" institutions and individuals outside the laboratory 
D)  Successful scientific research depends on maintaining a protective barrier between what goes on inside the laboratory and what goes on outside the laboratory. 
A)  Successful scientific research is driven by technology 
B)  Successful scientific research is driven by individual scientists of genius 
C)  Successful scientific research inside laboratories depends on a range of "nonscientific" institutions and individuals outside the laboratory 
D)  Successful scientific research depends on maintaining a protective barrier between what goes on inside the laboratory and what goes on outside the laboratory.

Question 10

Explanations of the world that are explicitly open-ended and self-correcting are called

Accepted Answer

A)  Myths. 
B)  Scientific theories. 
C)  Folktales. 
D)  Hypotheses. 
A)  Myths. 
B)  Scientific theories. 
C)  Folktales. 
D)  Hypotheses.

Question 11

The most powerful scientific theories are those

Accepted Answer

A)  based on a series of powerful assumptions about the world. 
B)  whose hypotheses have been tested often and have never been falsified. 
C)  most closely tied to the nature of the reality they describe. 
D)  that combine both material and inferred evidence in new and effective ways. 
A)  based on a series of powerful assumptions about the world. 
B)  whose hypotheses have been tested often and have never been falsified. 
C)  most closely tied to the nature of the reality they describe. 
D)  that combine both material and inferred evidence in new and effective ways.

Question 12

Anthropologists who explore the interconnections among sociocultural, political, economic, and historical conditions that make scientific research both possible and successful are contributing to the field of

Accepted Answer

A)  positivism. 
B)  globalism. 
C)  science studies. 
D)  political science. 
A)  positivism. 
B)  globalism. 
C)  science studies. 
D)  political science.

Question 13

What does it mean to say that anthropologists approach the study of humanity from a biocultural perspective? How is this similar or different than your chosen field of study?

Accepted Answer

Human beings are biocultural organisms.

Question 14

What is the term to describe anthropological fieldwork occurring in two or more fieldsites during the same period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethnology 
B)  Multi-sited fieldwork 
C)  Linguistic determination 
D)  Historical archaeology 
A)  Ethnology 
B)  Multi-sited fieldwork 
C)  Linguistic determination 
D)  Historical archaeology

Question 15

The separation of observation and reporting from the researcher's wishes refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  assumptions. 
B)  hypothesis building. 
C)  objectivity. 
D)  testability. 
A)  assumptions. 
B)  hypothesis building. 
C)  objectivity. 
D)  testability.

Question 16

After an excavation, _______ may use radio-carbon dating technique to establish the age of portable objects modified by human beings, called _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnographers; assemblages 
B)  archaeologists; artifacts 
C)  archaeologists; sherds 
D)  ethnographers; objects 
A)  ethnographers; assemblages 
B)  archaeologists; artifacts 
C)  archaeologists; sherds 
D)  ethnographers; objects

Question 17

For anthropologists, stories whose truth seems self-evident because the stories integrate personal experiences with wider assumptions about the world are called

Accepted Answer

A)  Myths. 
B)  Scientific theories. 
C)  Folktales. 
D)  hypotheses. 
A)  Myths. 
B)  Scientific theories. 
C)  Folktales. 
D)  hypotheses.

Question 18

Identify features of scientific activity that were neglected in older descriptions of scientific research. How do anthropologists of science and technology learn about these activities?

Accepted Answer

One innovation of science studies that i

Question 19

Define science and myth. How are these two concepts similar and different? Discuss why they are both useful concepts to understand humanity.

Accepted Answer

Latour and others revealed the significa

Question 20

When university students in the United States walk into a classroom on the first day, they observe the following facts: there is an adult standing in the front of the classroom with a folder open on a podium and a stack of papers on the desk. They link these facts with the following interpretation: this is the instructor. Linking fact and interpretation in this way is called

Accepted Answer

A)  assuming. 
B)  objectivizing. 
C)  hypothesizing. 
D)  theorizing. 
A)  assuming. 
B)  objectivizing. 
C)  hypothesizing. 
D)  theorizing.

Select three skills that you can learn as an anthropology major and describe how those skills are relevant to your own field of study.

Anthropologists who work for government agencies or nonprofit organizations often describe what they do as the anthropology of

How might a college undergraduate benefit from taking a course in cultural anthropology?

Prehistoric time periods are those that existed after the advent of writing.

To say that anthropology is a field-based discipline means that information about particular social groups comes through direct contact with them and the experience of being in the field is central to modern anthropology.

After the end of the Cold War in 1989, local communities all over the world began to experience increasing movement and mixture, contacts and linkages, and persistent cultural interaction and exchange. Anthropologists call this experience

Choose one of the five subdisciplines in anthropology and explain what is distinctive about its approach to the human condition.

Discuss the nature of objectivity in anthropology. How is objectivity connected with the other aspects of a scientific approach? What are the limits of objectivity?

Which of the following describes a key discovery of science studies research?

Explanations of the world that are explicitly open-ended and self-correcting are called

The most powerful scientific theories are those

Anthropologists who explore the interconnections among sociocultural, political, economic, and historical conditions that make scientific research both possible and successful are contributing to the field of

What does it mean to say that anthropologists approach the study of humanity from a biocultural perspective? How is this similar or different than your chosen field of study?

What is the term to describe anthropological fieldwork occurring in two or more fieldsites during the same period?

The separation of observation and reporting from the researcher's wishes refers to

After an excavation, _ may use radio-carbon dating technique to establish the age of portable objects modified by human beings, called _.

For anthropologists, stories whose truth seems self-evident because the stories integrate personal experiences with wider assumptions about the world are called

Identify features of scientific activity that were neglected in older descriptions of scientific research. How do anthropologists of science and technology learn about these activities?

Define science and myth. How are these two concepts similar and different? Discuss why they are both useful concepts to understand humanity.

Why Is Evolution Important to Anthropologists

What Can the Study of Primates Tell Us About Human Beings

What Can the Fossil Record Tell Us About Human Origins

How Does the Evolutionary Study of Human Variation Undermine Notions of Biological Race

How Do We Know About the Human Past

Why Did Humans Settle Down, Build Cities, and Establish States

Why Is the Concept of Culture Important

Why Is Understanding Human Language Important

How Do We Make Meaning

Why Do Anthropologists Study Economic Relations

How Do Anthropologists Study Political Relations

What Can Anthropology Teach Us About Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Where Do Our Relatives Come From and Why Do They Matter

What Can Anthropology Tell Us About Social Inequality

What Is Applied Anthropology

Filters

Exam 1: What Is Anthropology

Select three skills that you can learn as an anthropology major and describe how those skills are relevant to your own field of study.

Anthropologists who work for government agencies or nonprofit organizations often describe what they do as the anthropology of

How might a college undergraduate benefit from taking a course in cultural anthropology?

Prehistoric time periods are those that existed after the advent of writing.

To say that anthropology is a field-based discipline means that information about particular social groups comes through direct contact with them and the experience of being in the field is central to modern anthropology.

After the end of the Cold War in 1989, local communities all over the world began to experience increasing movement and mixture, contacts and linkages, and persistent cultural interaction and exchange. Anthropologists call this experience

Choose one of the five subdisciplines in anthropology and explain what is distinctive about its approach to the human condition.

Discuss the nature of objectivity in anthropology. How is objectivity connected with the other aspects of a scientific approach? What are the limits of objectivity?

Which of the following describes a key discovery of science studies research?

Explanations of the world that are explicitly open-ended and self-correcting are called

The most powerful scientific theories are those

Anthropologists who explore the interconnections among sociocultural, political, economic, and historical conditions that make scientific research both possible and successful are contributing to the field of

What does it mean to say that anthropologists approach the study of humanity from a biocultural perspective? How is this similar or different than your chosen field of study?

What is the term to describe anthropological fieldwork occurring in two or more fieldsites during the same period?

The separation of observation and reporting from the researcher's wishes refers to

After an excavation, _______ may use radio-carbon dating technique to establish the age of portable objects modified by human beings, called _______.

For anthropologists, stories whose truth seems self-evident because the stories integrate personal experiences with wider assumptions about the world are called

Identify features of scientific activity that were neglected in older descriptions of scientific research. How do anthropologists of science and technology learn about these activities?

Define science and myth. How are these two concepts similar and different? Discuss why they are both useful concepts to understand humanity.

Why Is Evolution Important to Anthropologists

What Can the Study of Primates Tell Us About Human Beings

What Can the Fossil Record Tell Us About Human Origins

How Does the Evolutionary Study of Human Variation Undermine Notions of Biological Race

How Do We Know About the Human Past

Why Did Humans Settle Down, Build Cities, and Establish States

Why Is the Concept of Culture Important

Why Is Understanding Human Language Important

How Do We Make Meaning

Why Do Anthropologists Study Economic Relations

How Do Anthropologists Study Political Relations

What Can Anthropology Teach Us About Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Where Do Our Relatives Come From and Why Do They Matter

What Can Anthropology Tell Us About Social Inequality

What Is Applied Anthropology

Filters

After an excavation, _ may use radio-carbon dating technique to establish the age of portable objects modified by human beings, called _.