Question 1

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.

Question 2

Linguistic anthropology

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A)  is a research strategy of biological anthropologists studying the emergence of language among nonhuman primates. 
B)  relies heavily on the methods of phrenology. 
C)  includes sociolinguistics, descriptive linguistics, and the study of the biological basis for speech. 
D)  includes cultural anthropology and paleoecology. 
E)  has securely dated the origin of hominid language. 
A)  is a research strategy of biological anthropologists studying the emergence of language among nonhuman primates. 
B)  relies heavily on the methods of phrenology. 
C)  includes sociolinguistics, descriptive linguistics, and the study of the biological basis for speech. 
D)  includes cultural anthropology and paleoecology. 
E)  has securely dated the origin of hominid language.

Question 3

Archaeologists studying sunken ships off the coast of Florida or analyzing the content of modern garbage are examples of how

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A)  archaeologists study the culture of historical and even living peoples. 
B)  Hollywood has popularized archaeology in recent movies, making it a popular college major. 
C)  archaeology is going through an identity crisis, with its practitioners questioning the discipline's focus on studying prehistory. 
D)  archaeology is free from having to worry about the impact of its work on people. 
E)  training in the use of research skills for extreme environments-such as landfills and the deep sea-are worth the time, resources, and risk for the sake of the anthropological knowledge gained. 
A)  archaeologists study the culture of historical and even living peoples. 
B)  Hollywood has popularized archaeology in recent movies, making it a popular college major. 
C)  archaeology is going through an identity crisis, with its practitioners questioning the discipline's focus on studying prehistory. 
D)  archaeology is free from having to worry about the impact of its work on people. 
E)  training in the use of research skills for extreme environments-such as landfills and the deep sea-are worth the time, resources, and risk for the sake of the anthropological knowledge gained.

Question 4

Ethnography involves the collection of data that is used to create an account of a particular community,society,or culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Theories must be proved correct before they can be accepted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Anthropology may improve psychological studies of human behavior by contributing

Accepted Answer

A)  examples of primitive thinking from tribal societies. 
B)  nothing, since anthropology focuses on culture and psychology concentrates on personality. 
C)  prehistoric analysis. 
D)  a humanistic approach to psychology. 
E)  a cross-cultural perspective on models of human psychology. 
A)  examples of primitive thinking from tribal societies. 
B)  nothing, since anthropology focuses on culture and psychology concentrates on personality. 
C)  prehistoric analysis. 
D)  a humanistic approach to psychology. 
E)  a cross-cultural perspective on models of human psychology.

Question 7

Biological anthropologists study only human bones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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 of your other classes?

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Holism refers to the idea that all the p

Question 9

Anthropologists study only non-Western cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

This chapter begins with a bold claim: Anthropologists study human beings wherever and whenever they find them.Yet there are limits to when and where anthropologists can carry out their work.Can you think of any? How might your consideration of these limits affect how you would design an anthropological study?

Accepted Answer

There are several limits to when and whe

Question 11

In science,what is the relationship among explanations,associations,and theories?

Accepted Answer

A)  An explanation must show how and why the thing to be understood is associated with or related to something else. Theories require covariation: when one thing (a variable) changes, the other one varies as well. Associations provide explanations for both explanations and theories. 
B)  They mean the same thing. 
C)  An explanation must show how and why the thing to be understood is associated with or related to something else. Associations require covariation: when one thing (a variable) changes, the other one varies as well. Theories provide explanations for associations. 
D)  Explanations and associations are explained by theories, which are observed relationships between two or more variables. 
E)  An explanation must show how and why the thing to be understood is associated with or related to something else. Thus, explanations and associations are the same thing. A theory is a suggested but as yet unverified explanation. 
A)  An explanation must show how and why the thing to be understood is associated with or related to something else. Theories require covariation: when one thing (a variable) changes, the other one varies as well. Associations provide explanations for both explanations and theories. 
B)  They mean the same thing. 
C)  An explanation must show how and why the thing to be understood is associated with or related to something else. Associations require covariation: when one thing (a variable) changes, the other one varies as well. Theories provide explanations for associations. 
D)  Explanations and associations are explained by theories, which are observed relationships between two or more variables. 
E)  An explanation must show how and why the thing to be understood is associated with or related to something else. Thus, explanations and associations are the same thing. A theory is a suggested but as yet unverified explanation.

Question 12

What are the four subfields of anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A)  medical anthropology, ethnography, ethnology, and cultural anthropology 
B)  archaeology, biological anthropology, applied linguistics, and applied anthropology 
C)  biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, cultural anthropology, and archaeology 
D)  genetic anthropology, physical anthropology, psychological anthropology, and anthropology and linguistics 
E)  primatology, ethnology, cultural anthropology, and paleoscatology 
A)  medical anthropology, ethnography, ethnology, and cultural anthropology 
B)  archaeology, biological anthropology, applied linguistics, and applied anthropology 
C)  biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, cultural anthropology, and archaeology 
D)  genetic anthropology, physical anthropology, psychological anthropology, and anthropology and linguistics 
E)  primatology, ethnology, cultural anthropology, and paleoscatology

Question 13

Cultural anthropologists carry out their fieldwork in

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A)  factories. 
B)  the tropics. 
C)  the third world. 
D)  former colonies. 
E)  all kinds of societies. 
A)  factories. 
B)  the tropics. 
C)  the third world. 
D)  former colonies. 
E)  all kinds of societies.

Question 14

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 15

What component of cultural anthropology is comparative and focused on building upon our understanding of how cultural systems work?

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnography 
B)  data collection 
C)  ethnology 
D)  fieldwork 
E)  data entry 
A)  ethnography 
B)  data collection 
C)  ethnology 
D)  fieldwork 
E)  data entry

Question 16

What is culture? How do anthropologists define and study culture?

Accepted Answer

Culture can be defined as the shared bel

Question 17

In the social sciences,associations are usually probable rather than absolute.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In general,Americans tend to maintain a greater physical distance from others they interact with on a day-to-day basis,especially when compared to Brazilians or Italians,who need less personal space.However,the story of American students' attitudes toward hugging in "Give Me a Hug" reminds us that

Accepted Answer

A)  any nation usually contains diverse and even conflicting cultural values, and these cultural values are not static. 
B)  the key reason for the poor track-record of U.S. diplomacy begins with failures in the American school system. 
C)  some aspects of culture are more biologically determined than others. 
D)  cultural values regarding bodily touch and personal space are very difficult to change from one generation to another. 
E)  homosexuality is becoming more prevalent, and more accepted, among teenagers. 
A)  any nation usually contains diverse and even conflicting cultural values, and these cultural values are not static. 
B)  the key reason for the poor track-record of U.S. diplomacy begins with failures in the American school system. 
C)  some aspects of culture are more biologically determined than others. 
D)  cultural values regarding bodily touch and personal space are very difficult to change from one generation to another. 
E)  homosexuality is becoming more prevalent, and more accepted, among teenagers.

Question 19

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 20

Ethnography is the

Accepted Answer

A)  study of biological adaptability. 
B)  preliminary data that sociologists use to develop survey research. 
C)  fieldwork component of cultural anthropology. 
D)  cross-cultural comparative component of cultural anthropology. 
E)  generalizing aspect of cultural anthropology. 
A)  study of biological adaptability. 
B)  preliminary data that sociologists use to develop survey research. 
C)  fieldwork component of cultural anthropology. 
D)  cross-cultural comparative component of cultural anthropology. 
E)  generalizing aspect of cultural anthropology.

Exam 1: What Is Anthropology

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

Linguistic anthropology

Archaeologists studying sunken ships off the coast of Florida or analyzing the content of modern garbage are examples of how

Ethnography involves the collection of data that is used to create an account of a particular community,society,or culture.

Theories must be proved correct before they can be accepted.

Anthropology may improve psychological studies of human behavior by contributing

Biological anthropologists study only human bones.

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 of your other classes?

Anthropologists study only non-Western cultures.

In science,what is the relationship among explanations,associations,and theories?

What are the four subfields of anthropology?

Cultural anthropologists carry out their fieldwork in

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

What component of cultural anthropology is comparative and focused on building upon our understanding of how cultural systems work?

What is culture? How do anthropologists define and study culture?

In the social sciences,associations are usually probable rather than absolute.

In general,Americans tend to maintain a greater physical distance from others they interact with on a day-to-day basis,especially when compared to Brazilians or Italians,who need less personal space.However,the story of American students' attitudes toward hugging in "Give Me a Hug" reminds us that

Ethnography is the

Culture

Applying Anthropology

Doing Archaeology and Biological Anthropology

Evolution and Genetics

Human Variation and Adaptation

The Primates

Early Hominins

Archaic Homo

The Origin and Spread of Modern Humans

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Method and Theory in Cultural 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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