Question 1

Which of the following statement corresponds to anthropologist Daniel Miller's definition of the humility of things?

Accepted Answer

A)  Objects are not important unless humans notice them. 
B)  Objects are not important because they do not resist human activity. 
C)  Objects are often important precisely because we do not see them. 
D)  Anthropologists used to pay attention to things, but stopped doing so when they recognized that symbols matter more. 
A)  Objects are not important unless humans notice them. 
B)  Objects are not important because they do not resist human activity. 
C)  Objects are often important precisely because we do not see them. 
D)  Anthropologists used to pay attention to things, but stopped doing so when they recognized that symbols matter more.

Question 2

If a hypothesis cannot be tested, it

Accepted Answer

A)  can be used as an assumption. 
B)  is false. 
C)  can be used for evidence of other hypotheses. 
D)  cannot be considered scientific. 
A)  can be used as an assumption. 
B)  is false. 
C)  can be used for evidence of other hypotheses. 
D)  cannot be considered scientific.

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Which of the following statement corresponds to anthropologist Daniel Miller's definition of the humility of things?

If a hypothesis cannot be tested, it

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

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