Question 1

Which of the following statements about theories is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scientists evaluate theories through the method of falsification. 
B)  A theory is an explanatory framework that helps us understand why something exists. 
C)  Predictions from theories are disproved rather than proved. 
D)  Theories apply only to linguistic and biological phenomena. 
E)  Scientists accept theories that have not been disproved. 
A)  Scientists evaluate theories through the method of falsification. 
B)  A theory is an explanatory framework that helps us understand why something exists. 
C)  Predictions from theories are disproved rather than proved. 
D)  Theories apply only to linguistic and biological phenomena. 
E)  Scientists accept theories that have not been disproved.

Question 2

Culture is not itself biological but rests on certain features of human biology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A holistic and comparative perspective

Accepted Answer

A)  makes general anthropology superior to sociocultural anthropology. 
B)  refers only to the cultural aspects of human diversity that anthropologists study. 
C)  makes anthropology an interesting field of study, but too broad of one for any application to real problems people face today. 
D)  most characterizes anthropology, compared to other disciplines that study humans. 
E)  is the hallmark of all social sciences, not just anthropology. 
A)  makes general anthropology superior to sociocultural anthropology. 
B)  refers only to the cultural aspects of human diversity that anthropologists study. 
C)  makes anthropology an interesting field of study, but too broad of one for any application to real problems people face today. 
D)  most characterizes anthropology, compared to other disciplines that study humans. 
E)  is the hallmark of all social sciences, not just anthropology.

Question 4

As humans organize their lives and adapt to different environments, our abilities to learn, think symbolically, use language, and employ tools and other products

Accepted Answer

A)  rest on certain features of human biology that make culture itself a biological phenomenon. 
B)  have made some human groups more cultured than others. 
C)  prove that only fully developed adults have the capacity for culture; children lack the capacity for culture until they mature. 
D)  rest on certain features of human biology that make culture, which is not itself biological, possible. 
E)  are shared with other animals capable of organized group life such as baboons, wolves, and even ants. 
A)  rest on certain features of human biology that make culture itself a biological phenomenon. 
B)  have made some human groups more cultured than others. 
C)  prove that only fully developed adults have the capacity for culture; children lack the capacity for culture until they mature. 
D)  rest on certain features of human biology that make culture, which is not itself biological, possible. 
E)  are shared with other animals capable of organized group life such as baboons, wolves, and even ants.

Question 5

Applied anthropology encompasses any use of the knowledge and/or techniques its four subfields to identify, assess, and solve theoretical problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Dr. Stanley Ann Dunham Soetoro's career illustrates the usefulness of anthropology in addressing contemporary world problems. Her role as a mother to Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, and his half-sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, also pays tribute to anthropology's relevance in the world today. How so? More generally, how do you think anthropology might be of value not just to political leaders but to all of us as active members in our society, when understanding and solving shared pressing challenges such as environmental degradation, poverty, and violence?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Stanley Ann Dunham Soetoro's career

Question 7

Psychologists tend to study only people living in the non-Western world, so anthropology has very little to offer this field.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Applied anthropology

Accepted Answer

A)  originated at the same time that anthropology's four-field approach became established among early twentieth-century U.S. academics. 
B)  has yet to be recognized by the American Anthropological Association. 
C)  encompasses any use of the knowledge and/or techniques of its four subfields to identify, assess, and solve practical problems. 
D)  focuses on preparing emerging academic scholars to improve their grant application skills. 
E)  is a European phenomenon. 
A)  originated at the same time that anthropology's four-field approach became established among early twentieth-century U.S. academics. 
B)  has yet to be recognized by the American Anthropological Association. 
C)  encompasses any use of the knowledge and/or techniques of its four subfields to identify, assess, and solve practical problems. 
D)  focuses on preparing emerging academic scholars to improve their grant application skills. 
E)  is a European phenomenon.

Question 9

Archaeologists study only prehistoric communities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Theories must be proved correct before they can be accepted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Today's global economy and communications link all contemporary people, directly or indirectly, in the modern world system. People must now cope with forces generated by progressively larger systems-the region, the nation, and the world. For anthropologists studying contemporary forms of adaptation, why might this be a challenge?

Accepted Answer

A)  Truly isolated indigenous communities, anthropology's traditional and ongoing study focus, are becoming harder to find. 
B)  According to Marcus and Fischer (1986), "The cultures of world peoples need to be constantly rediscovered as these people reinvent them in changing historical circumstances." 
C)  A more dynamic world system, with greater and faster movements of people across space, speeds up the process of evolution, making the study of genetic adaptations more difficult. 
D)  Anthropological research tools do not work in this new modern world system, making their contributions less valuable. 
E)  Since cultures are tied to place, people moving around and connecting across space means the end of culture, and thus the end of anthropology. 
A)  Truly isolated indigenous communities, anthropology's traditional and ongoing study focus, are becoming harder to find. 
B)  According to Marcus and Fischer (1986), "The cultures of world peoples need to be constantly rediscovered as these people reinvent them in changing historical circumstances." 
C)  A more dynamic world system, with greater and faster movements of people across space, speeds up the process of evolution, making the study of genetic adaptations more difficult. 
D)  Anthropological research tools do not work in this new modern world system, making their contributions less valuable. 
E)  Since cultures are tied to place, people moving around and connecting across space means the end of culture, and thus the end of anthropology.

Question 12

What does holism refer to? Why is the concept central to anthropology? How does this concept relate to the "four-field" approach within the discipline? Have you encountered this concept in any other of your classes?

Accepted Answer

Holism refers to the idea that all the p

Question 13

The study of television's behavioral effects in Brazil illustrates all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  how investigators must carefully choose between a qualitative or quantitative data model. 
B)  how the scientific method is not limited to ethnology but applies to any anthropological endeavor that formulates research questions and gathers or uses systematic data to test hypotheses. 
C)  the value of cross-cultural research, which in this case enables the researchers to distinguish the effects of years of TV exposure and other changes associated with aging. 
D)  how anthropological studies may deal with several research questions. 
E)  the challenges researchers often face when determining whether they are observing effects or correlations in their findings. 
A)  how investigators must carefully choose between a qualitative or quantitative data model. 
B)  how the scientific method is not limited to ethnology but applies to any anthropological endeavor that formulates research questions and gathers or uses systematic data to test hypotheses. 
C)  the value of cross-cultural research, which in this case enables the researchers to distinguish the effects of years of TV exposure and other changes associated with aging. 
D)  how anthropological studies may deal with several research questions. 
E)  the challenges researchers often face when determining whether they are observing effects or correlations in their findings.

Which of the following statements about theories is NOT true?

Culture is not itself biological but rests on certain features of human biology.

A holistic and comparative perspective

As humans organize their lives and adapt to different environments, our abilities to learn, think symbolically, use language, and employ tools and other products

Applied anthropology encompasses any use of the knowledge and/or techniques its four subfields to identify, assess, and solve theoretical problems.

Psychologists tend to study only people living in the non-Western world, so anthropology has very little to offer this field.

Applied anthropology

Archaeologists study only prehistoric communities.

Theories must be proved correct before they can be accepted.

What does holism refer to? Why is the concept central to anthropology? How does this concept relate to the "four-field" approach within the discipline? Have you encountered this concept in any other of your classes?

The study of television's behavioral effects in Brazil illustrates all of the following EXCEPT

Culture

Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

Applying Anthropology

Language and Communication

Ethnicity and Race

Making a Living

Political Systems

Gender

Families, Kinship, and Descent

Marriage

Religion

Arts, Media, and Sports

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

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Exam 1: What Is Anthropology

Which of the following statements about theories is NOT true?

Culture is not itself biological but rests on certain features of human biology.

A holistic and comparative perspective

As humans organize their lives and adapt to different environments, our abilities to learn, think symbolically, use language, and employ tools and other products

Applied anthropology encompasses any use of the knowledge and/or techniques its four subfields to identify, assess, and solve theoretical problems.

Psychologists tend to study only people living in the non-Western world, so anthropology has very little to offer this field.

Applied anthropology

Archaeologists study only prehistoric communities.

Theories must be proved correct before they can be accepted.

What does holism refer to? Why is the concept central to anthropology? How does this concept relate to the "four-field" approach within the discipline? Have you encountered this concept in any other of your classes?

The study of television's behavioral effects in Brazil illustrates all of the following EXCEPT

Culture

Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

Applying Anthropology

Language and Communication

Ethnicity and Race

Making a Living

Political Systems

Gender

Families, Kinship, and Descent

Marriage

Religion

Arts, Media, and Sports

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters